Love the unusual Caracalla divvus issue - have read the article in that coin many many times.
Coin collecting for kids used to be going through endless piles of change to find rare dates and mint marks. Now that this is a fruitless task...
Nicely done! Now if I could only figure out how to substitute your nice photograph with what I have above.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Size: 28 mm, Weight: 15.61 grams This is an addendum to my last article re: the above and includes this photograph of what is...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] As noted in other articles on this site, under Septimius Severus the Rome mint began severely limiting the bronze issues...
Wonderful chronology - I am still trying to get it straight. $47 for the article is a bit steep but it may be worth it - B
Would love to know more about the Septimius Severus coin above which is not listed and has a rather unusual portrait.
Doug: I finally got my copy of "Septimius Severus the African Emperor" by Birley -enjoying it very much. Birley is correct about one thing -...
Ancient coins is one of the very few hobbies where knowledge can lead to rewards. I suspect that it used to happen more often than it does now -...
Nicely done! I have always wondered how a usurper who didn't survive that long could have struck what appears to be such a massive number of coins...
Very scary, frustrating and a sign of the times. The collectors nightmare. Hopefully they will walk into a coin shop and try to peddle these and...
This information has been incredibly useful in my study of E’s coinage!
You might be right but I am having some difficulty imaging how it could be done.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius Sestertius Weight: 24.45 Size: 31mm RIC 967 Somewhere in my collection of United States coins is what was...
Yes but it was almost worth the loss of the types from the Rome mint given the spectacular examples that were struck in the provinces!
PS Doug Smith has an excellent article on die studies that I went back to again after reading this piece.
Terrific article! I have noticed, however, in examining Roman coins that in many instances where I saw a die match on first examination, further...
Pictures are very easy - just go to “upload a file”
I can’t believe it took me this long to respond - I love the blue patina I love the blue patina on the first coin, and you are correct, it is...
Terrific write up! Wonder how these went for?
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