[ATTACH] Antiochus III, 223-187 BC. 27 mm. 16.86 grams. Sear Greek 6934 Seleucid Empire, volume 2, 237, has a similar portrait. "223-211/210."
The OP Valens is so rare I think his number should be zero! :)
I added a dozen Roman coins today to the top of http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Also, I reduced the prices on almost all the unsold coins on...
Philip I, the Arab, 244-249, at Philippopolis, 247-249. [ATTACH] 19 mm. 4.93 grams. AVTOK K M IOVΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CEB Marcus Julius...
For me, the new coin is better. Sorry about the "O". @dougsmit is right. For example, many Byzantine copper types are poorly produced with...
I think the photos are upside down. It might be GERMANICUS AE dupondius. Struck under Caligula, 37-41 AD. GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus in...
I don't see any encrustation that would need to be cleaned off. "What you see is what you get."
When Septimius Severus died at York, Britain, in 211, his sons Caracalla (Augustus since 198) and Geta (Augustus since 209) were there and soon...
RIC acknowledges that many authors call the Tiberius reverse figure Livia, but RIC itself does not commit and calls it simply a "female figure."...
That is a very nice example. The tiny face on the reverse figure is so well done it even looks like Vespasian!
Some types are famous. Do you recognize this one? [ATTACH] Denarius. 18 mm. PONTIF MAXIM This reverse type is famous because it is on the...
@NateM , your CoinTalk profile does not allow personal messages. You might consider changing it so members can communicate with you without...
Here is my site about places to buy ancient coins. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html Sellers for whom I have evidence they sell fakes are...
There are some ancient coins that are more impressive in hand than in photos. Large coins cannot have their sizes adequately conveyed by photos....
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