Here's another recent acquisition from Frank Robinson: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. AR denarius. Vespasian (69-79 AD). Obverse: Bust of Vespasian...
Here's another of my recent Frank Robinson auction wins: [ATTACH] Roman Empire. AR denarius. Vespasian, posthumous issue, struck by Titus (80-81...
Here's a denarius of Hadrian, from 117 AD, his first year of rule: [ATTACH] Hadrian's succession to the throne was a bit dodgy- there were...
Excellent write-up, @ValiantKnight ! I've been trying to get a good Alexandrian occupation bronze of Khusro for a while now, definitely a...
And let's not forget Sulayman b. Musa (787-789), who apparently didn't want to risk making a graven image on his coins and replaced the portrait...
Looks like a late Roman bronze coin, reverse might be the common "soldier spearing fallen horseman" type. Doug's guess of Julian II seems as...
I just received my wins from Frank Robinson's latest auction, and this is probably the star: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Egypt, Alexandria. Billon...
In my opinion, there's no such thing as enough Vespasians ;) . Definitely an interesting guy, and lists of varieties on his coins. I just got...
Don't feel too bad, @ro1974, all of us who have been in the hobby for any length of time have unknowingly bought a fake at some point. The...
Thanks for the input everyone, as you can see I decided to go with the Parthicus pseudonym. Although the risk of using my real name is probably...
@Marcoin: Looks like you have a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor 161- 180 AD). Reverse shows Marcus Aurelius standing, holding a...
I initially kept the information in a Word file, but have moved on to Excel as it is much easier to sort entries, insert new entries in the...
Here's my Alexandrian diobol of Vespasian with Isis on reverse: [ATTACH]
Thanks to everyone who replied and/or voted. The response seems overwhelmingly in favor of a pseudonym, and I was already tending a bit that way...
Hi everyone, As many of you may recall, I sent my extensive Parthian collection (400 coins) to CNG on consignment a few months ago. Well, I just...
I don't have any silver of Ferdinand and Isabella, but I do have this bronze: [ATTACH]
Second "coin" is a copy of the "Tribute Penny" (a denarius of the Roman emperor Tiberius). Third "coin" looks like it's based on the Persian...
That is a beautiful coin, and I (like everyone else here, I imagine) would be proud to have it in my collection. Congratulations @Sallent on your...
Here's an obol of the Parthian king Orodes II (57- 38 BC), 10 mm diameter: (not a great photo, but it's hard to get good focus on such a tiny...
Nice coin, @Deacon Ray ! I have a fondness for Vespasian- he's always seemed to me to be the most approachable (on a personal level) of the "12...
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