Today my local library had a book sale. I picked up most the books related to antiquity and the middle ages: [ATTACH] They ought to keep me...
Me, too. I use esnipe.com for all my eBay bids. If I win something, and I sometimes do, it will be in the last few seconds. They charge 1% for...
I made a point of collecting Eudocia's AE types (all two!) and wrote up her story: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/Eudoxia.html Here is the...
That is an impressive group of ants with imperial mantles. I like to see thoughtfully assembled collections. I have the companion piece to the...
This is reversed. It was 4.2 DM = $1. In 1954 1 DM was 0.24 US dollar.
I wonder if, from the orientation of the leaves of the wreath, the reverse is upside down?
I just got Diocletian (286-305) antoninianus (or "aurelianus") from the vcoins site of @Victor_Clark . It's a beauty, with Diocletian radiate...
Here is a Republican coin with 9 written additively on both sides. [ATTACH] Denarius. 18 mm. 3.70 grams. C. Mari C.F. Capit (C. Marius C.f....
Recently I was approached by a friend about trading a rare coin I have for a rare coin he has. I decided not to do it, but not because the dollar...
@dougsmit noted some FEL TEMP REPARATIO coins of different sizes. Here are four photographed together. [ATTACH] Constantius II (324-337-361),...
That coin is a pentanummia, a 5-nummi piece, with officina B = 2, not a 10-nummi piece.
All coins of the type and nearby Sear issues use theta. I don't think it has anything to do with a year. It is part of an "immobilized" type and...
Now when we use Roman numerals we write 9 with "IX". That uses a subtraction principle that is not frequently used on ancient Roman coins. Romans...
If you consign ancient coins to a CNG electronic auction, the minimum seller's fee is $40. If the coin hammers at $100, the buyer will pay...
Here is Severus II: [ATTACH] Victory is not bold, but the type is hard to find in better shape.
Here is an observation. Procopius and Flavius Victor do not have Victory on any of their copper types. Vetranio [ATTACH] The famous "HOC SIGNO...
Magnus Maximus [ATTACH] AE4. VICTORIA AVGG Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Type struck 383-388. Magnus Maximus 15-13 mm. 1.19...
Maxentius with Victory as a type: [ATTACH] Maxentius, 306-312. 24-22 mm. 5.78 grams. VICTORIA AVG N RIC Rome 272.
Here is an updated list of the Romans cited so far, in order of first appearance. * Coins of starred people show either 1) a small Victory on a...
The Gallo-Roman emperor Laelianus: [ATTACH] Laelianus. Antoninianus. 22-20 mm. 4.39 grams. IMP C LAELIANVS PF AVG RIC 9. Sear III 11111.
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