That is truly a spectacular lion. That it is rendered in 16 mm makes it even more remarkable.
Rummaged through the local dealer's junk bins today and found a pretty interesting, if a bit cruddy, small AE from Macedon, Alexander the Great's...
Nice Maxentius follis, ancient coin hunter. I have one from the Rome mint, with some green stuff on it (not bronze disease, it is hard, not...
Thank you David! I appreciate the guidance & clarification on this one - it has been puzzling me for a while.
My Nero strummin' Apollo similar to the OP, but left-facing head, and ugly: [ATTACH] Nero Æ As (62-68 A.D.) Lugdunum Mint NERO CLAVD CAESAR...
Those are some lovely London issues, Sallent. I just got my first London mint issue in the mail yesterday (eBay bottom-feeding). While trying to...
Nice Titus sestertius, David. I really like Spes as a reverse type. I have a holed as from Vespasian with a weird obverse legend - a variation?...
I think my host coin is medal alignment, but it is so very worn I am not sure I am interpreting the reverse correctly. I think I can see the...
Just got a rough one similar to the OP, so I thought I'd share, along with my attribution efforts, dimensions, etc. I think it is a Titus "Judea...
A couple years ago when I first started in on Byzantine coins, I read our local library's copy of Byzantine Coins by P.D. Whitting. There I found...
Nice examples of Venus from behind, one of my favorites. TIF, that is a very nice example. Here are some not-so-nice ones I got from...
Nice coins everybody - and good to hear some younger folks are getting involved. That obliterated portrait of Doug's is spectacular. I have a...
I really enjoyed this post, Roman Collector - interesting approach, this focus on a random coin in the collection. Your write-up was informative....
This is a very interesting post, jamesicus - I've developed a real interest in Greek and Roman countermarks recently and this is all new...
Happy birthday, medoraman! I think those lots are great - its about my favorite way to buy ancients, and your new ones look like they will...
The artistry of this one - and that nice mellow toning - a beautiful coin indeed.
Nice one, Deacon Ray. Mine has a lot more wear - it came in an oddball eBay lot from 2013. I was delighted when I found it was a Judea Capta...
Very interesting topic. I thought I would share some more fakes, and a few thoughts on eBay, where I buy most of my ancients. Yes, fakes...
Nice batch of Seleucids, Deacon Ray. I am impressed. Just lately I've been accumulating a specimen here and there. The quality has been a bit...
Sorry to hear about your bad experience, Gary. Those are very attractive phonies, in my opinion (I am impressed by the patina, especially on the...
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