Here is mine....bought in the last 12 months. Thasos, Thrace, Tetradrachm Obv:– Head of a youthful Dionysos to right, wearing elaborate ivy...
Very nice example of this popular type. Looks like the same monograms as my example. I waited several years before taking the plunge and buying...
I have sat through a few as they close but missed this one today. I was chasing after one coin but it went for twice what I was willing to pay.
Looking past the slightly rough surfaces that is a wonderful looking coin Doug. Nearly fully round rather then the odd, somewhat squat flans that...
Some barbs are better attempts than others. I think that this coins is a pretty good attempt though still very wrong:- Obv:–IMP CAE L SEP SEV...
The following is my favourite barb... Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II, laureate head right Rev:– AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing left,...
I have to agree. That temple is very well detailed indeed. I want to get myself some sestertii from this era at some point. I can only hope that...
After seeing the wonderful selection of Barbs presented by Doug above I decided to have a browse through my collection to see what Barbs I have....
The lettering on the obverse is decent enough to make out that they were attempting FAVSTI-NA
I suspect that the mark above the head is a die break. Regards, Martin
This is another recent coin, obtained as part of the lot containing my Septimius, IMP VIII, Ceres coin. It would appear to be a barbarous...
The green is a hard sufrace encrustation rather than a soft BD. I am loathe to go anywhere near it as I would be certain to damage the coin and I...
Here are some of my other Ceres types. BTW I need to find the the AVG II C Doug shows at some point.... an AVG, CERER FRVG II COS [IMG] an AVG...
Lovely set of Ceres coins there Doug.
Hmmm. not sure what happened to my original post where a large chunk from my sentence went walkabout. I have now added the missing words regarding...
Another recent purchase is this Alexandrian Follis of Maximinaus Herculius. A nice chunky follis from one of my favourite mints. Obv:– IMP C...
Whilst Ceres types from the Emesa mint are common those from Laodicea are less so and I have not seen another one apart from in the references...
I think that this is from the same reverse die as the Domna - Fortuna standing above:- [IMG] There are a few seated varieties.... FORTVN REDVC...
Doug Smith to the rescue..... http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/brock.html
Die clash
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