Really interesting stuff. I'm really enjoying this thread- it is giving me a vicarious thrill. I've been watching this seller like a hawk -...
Ah, non-Internet! Sorry I misunderstood. I am so old all my coins were pre-Internet for about 10 years or so. Now I rarely buy in the real...
Nice coin - that is a fine specimen to start your collection with. As Doug says, these are rarely this well centered. And to demonstrate,...
There's some great-looking Samaritans & Volusians out there. Thanks for sharing, everybody.
Just got in an unattributed eBay bronze that I spent a couple hours trying to figure out. Many wrong paths, but it was fun. These Samaria,...
Nice coin and write-up, Bing.
Thank you Sulla80! I appreciate the attribution help and the book recommendation - this type has definitely got my interest.
I'm glad you revived this thread - interesting coins and history. I have just begun looking into these Arab-Byzantine imitations and I have no...
Nice coin. It looks genuine to me as well - c. 238-244 A.D.
Nice coins and nice write-up. This isn't Marcus Aurelius, but I thought it might fit in with this thread - a Lucius Verus as with three trophies...
Byzantine fever continues... Yesterday I visited my local dealer. Years ago, I used to go through a binder of ancients, mostly Byzantine, which...
I do have a Diocletian - as Doug mentioned, it has the tiny dot for an O - [ATTACH] Egypt Potin Tetradrachm Diocletian...
Nice coin. I got my first Alexandrian Roman tetradrachm about 2 years ago. I was not impressed at first, but I have really come to appreciate...
Nice one furryfrog02. I have one just like it, but not at all shiny. It is one of my most spectacular eBay deals - I paid $0.01 for it. One...
That is a splendid coin, VK. And a fine write-up too. Has anybody read Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp? It is an alternative history...
Sometimes Septimius Severus comes with a countermark or two: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus Æ 25 Pamphylia, Perge (c. 193-211 A.D. ?)...
Nope. I don't think any of them are especially rare, and condition is not spectacular. But that being said, there are some nice types here....
That OP is just lovely - I like how strong the strike is and that mellow tone. The portrait is exquisite. I like those old-tyme collector's tags...
Thanks for the "mass" owl definition. I was enjoying this thread (owl-less though I am) but I'd never heard the term.
Some inexpert guesses here, but I'll give it a try: The first one is Provincial, Severus Alexander I think, judging by what's left of the obverse...
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