Since seeing them posted here lately I have been looking out for one too. Nice find.
Another reason to revive this old thread... Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, chopper. Rev:–...
Doug, I understand exactly what you mean. I bought loads of these whilst "learning may way" into ancients and they now lie largely discarded and...
Coin #3 Constantine the Great - Follis (Ae3) Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– PROVIDENTIAE AVGG, Campgate with six rows, two...
Coin #2 Constantine the Great - Follis (AE3) Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS AVG, laureate head right. Rev: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XXX in two lines...
I got distracted again! I haven't bought any LRB votives or campgates for years but when I saw three decent but common examples for sale at a...
schlangenumwundenen must mean with snake wound through
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Very nice examples.
Z, On your Trajan Decius you can clearly see the drapery diagonally from the left shulder across the chest so certainly Virtus. The chest detail...
I keep contenmplating buying some of these but keep putting it off. A left facer like this would be great. Nice coin.
Same again I am afraid. All fake.
I am sad to say I only have a couple of worn fallen horsemen and have no idea what subtypes they would be. Perhaps I should pay these the...
I have to agree 100% I am afraid.
There appear to a few reverse different types. From my limited research thus far these types depict the Altar of Zeus Stratios (alt. Strateus)....
Here is another random purchase. I had never seen the reverse before and bought it out of curiosity. Caracalla AE31 Obv: AU KAI M AUR ANTWNINOS,...
Steve, Yours is Virtus. Virtus and Mars look very similar when fully dressed but Virtus exposes the right breast. Your coin is clearly Virtus on...
The figure in your Severus Alexander example is laureate and thus would be interpreted as Severus Alexander himself. When Virtus is depicted, she...
So here I am again trying to explain away even more of my purchases and my rationale behind my purchases. As mentioned before, I don't focus on...
That is a very pleasing looking junior sized portrait.
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