EXPLANATION FOUND: Mr. Coin Expert here thought I found a coin with an heretofore unknown inscription and it turned out that IMP VIII Victory is...
As mentioned in other threads, about five years into collecting ancient coins in about 2003 or so I got the bronze bug and have never looked back....
The first Septimius is very rare but I cannot recall ever seeing the second one on the top row far right - do you know the RIC #? is that Anonna...
Cohn - jeez....!!!!
The walking Victory type RIC reports for IMPVII. Is in Cohen - just want to make that clear. So it should not be a surprise that the type was...
Yes indeed - I search for these constantly and in the last few years have managed to find four - the two Salus types on Spanish eBay of which I...
That is probably the most beautiful Victory sestertius of Septimius Severus I have ever seen - a photo of it goes in my loose leaf -
Entrance fee for NY show now $25 - ridiculous - to look at coins you can buy on the internet. No wonder coin shows are dying.
Here are the two coins promised yesterday: Clodius Albinus sestertius D.CL.SEPT.ALBIN.CAES SAECULO.FRVGIFERO COS II SC 26.85 GRMS 32MM RIC 56...
In our last episode I posted an extremely worn Septimius Severus PAX sestertius of indeterminate date, but which might possibly be one of his rare...
By the way if anyone knows of a link to Matt Kreuzer's Trajan sestertii collection please let me know - I did not print it out as I do with many...
Looks like natural pitting - when in doubt look for a die match - I THINK that if you find a die match it means the coin is authentic - but I...
Septimius Severus struck this type as a sestertius- RIC 655 as well as a Clodius Albinus - RIC 56. Doug Smith had posted an example of the...
Beautiful Diadumenian! - I remember Matt Kreuzer - wasn't he Classical Cash - and had THE best collection of...Trajan sestertius...someone else (I...
In my reading of Roman Emperors and usurpers I have noticed that no matter how long the head start those fleeing after either a coup or a lost...
This is fascinating - I assume by Eastern you mean "Emesa" and not Alexandria of Lao - I am not going to try to spell it - beautiful coins.
The bust on the last coin is fantastic!
I have noticed that many early Commodus are done in large flans - one of the largest sestertii I ever owned - 34mm/29 grams was an early Commodus...
I’ve notice that the borders on the Emesa are so well defined that the details/ figures look pasted on. Quite an accomplishment.
Saw Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden in 1969 when I was 12. Some show. Trying to relate this to a coin topic but no luck.
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