That's an excellent group. #4 from Ephesus is my favorite. It has both a fabulous portrait and an elegant reverse. (The rarity doesn't hurt,...
I am offering on my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html an NGC graded XF slabbed Tiberius denarius, the so-called "Tribute Penny." [ATTACH]...
If the reverse legend on a coin of Carus does not end AVG, AVGG, or AVGG, as that one does not, there are no simple chronological indicators on...
I have a copy of the "Sammlung Apostolo Zeno, [part] I, Römische Kaisermünzen" catalog of Dorotheum Wien, 6-10 June 1955 and here is the listing...
Carus, 282-284, had two sons, Carinus and Numerian, who became emperors. In September I announced an educational webpage on their coins and how...
I wished I could vote for at least three. It is an interesting group with several nice Spanish coins that are not in my collecting areas. I have...
It looks like Severus Alexander (222-235) who used the legend IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG on some coins. It is not a Maximinus Thrax and...
@Jochen1 , that is a wonderful writeup. Since Elagabalus used the name "Antoninus Pius" on his coins, it is desirable to have one with...
So, 31 BC is year 1, 30 is year 2, 29 is year 3, etc. In each case the total is 32. So, year 29 is 3 BC.
I am sorry to hear of your medical situation. A lot depends upon the quality of the coins. Coins that list retail over $200 each (say, using...
I added five coins of Persis to the "Greek" page my site: http://augustuscoins.com/Greek.html I recently posted an educational page about coins...
Scott vanHorn who works at CNG.
I am announcing a minor educational web site on the coins of Persis: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Persis/ Numerous coins are illustrated there....
I have one of the OP type. I don't think we can know who the four children are unless some ancient source referenced this type and named the...
Here is another type of Aurelian with SERD for a mintmark: [ATTACH] Aurelian, 270-275. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG IOVI CONSERVATORI S in left field...
A Survey of American Trade Tokens: An Anthology (Gleanings from the Numismatist) Hardcover – January 1, 1975 Excellent condition with good DJ....
Ah! Now I see their are six examples there, total. The fifth is distinctly better, but the other five are not. Thanks, Victor, for pointing out...
It looks like a "Q". Maybe for quintus, "fifth" (officina)? Maybe the "R" is for Rome and the "S" for secunda (second officina). That's a nice...
This is about Roman imperial mint marks. Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish which mint coins are from when there is more than one imperial...
I enjoyed it a great deal. It was interesting to read how an extremely intelligent man (McNall) dealing with major money belonging to other people...
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