Congrats @zumbly on the addition, and wow, the coins presented here are all beautiful.
I have to agree with Brian. For me, at least, there is something about the early Roman legions that inspire the imagination. The later legions,...
Now this is more like it Pman. Absolutely gorgeous!
Regarding the first coin, The Macrinus, the outer two figures are Victories holding wreaths, the other two male figure, draped, the left holding...
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Nice Commodus. The mineral deposits makes it more interesting. What is the size and weight?
Great coins @Ancient Aussie. Really. Great coins.
You need to have a language class in American Southern.
Good luck. I find I have fun trying to attribute tough(er) coins.
Yes, but the search default would probably have to be narrowed more than "SC", but you could try that. Use the Ctrl F and try searching.
Do you use the search function on Wildwinds (Ctrl-F). If you have any idea at all what you might be looking for, this function will save your...
Stick around here long enough and you might learn. I've been here for several years now, and everyone here says I'm close to learning something.
Hey, I meant to say my other left. Thanks for the correction.
How could it get any prettier what with you and me here already.:singing:
The one on the left IS a fake. See discussion here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/telemachus-coin.163210/ I am inclined to say the coin on...
I was on a night training mission in Germany in the mid 80s sneaking through a forest. We flushed a momma and her piglets and scarred the crap...
That one was struck at Sidon, Phoenicia
I would say that looks like Mars reverse and may vary well be: Antoninus Pius AE Sestertius. ANTONINVS P P TR P COS IIII, laureate head right /...
I like that coin and the portrait is done in good style IMHO. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
My first and third show her as a pretty young lady while the second is the homeliest of the bunch. The last, a fouree, shows her as older....
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