It is a Commodus, and a very bad one.
JA, your Arcadius is very nice. I don't think there are any varieties that are more valuable, so the low price paid is just a very good deal. They...
I have a web site on the earliest references to Christianity on Roman coins. http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html Today I...
I don't think it is plated and I don't think the denomination ever was. The photos don't suggest it, to my eye. There are silver provincials...
RIC lists it as an AE2 (page 232, bottom, in Roman numerals), not AE3. It is an AE2.
[ATTACH] Septimius Severus at Antioch in Pisidia/Men standing right with foot on tiny prow, holding vertical scepter in right, resting left elbow...
I bought this Nabatean beauty on vcoins for $2 plus $4 shipping. It arrived today. Have you ever seen a reasonable fixed-price coin on-line...
Here is my example with two standards: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Elagabalus, year 4 (221) at Rome. Horned head. AR20-18 mm. PM TRP IIII COS III PP....
In spite of wikipedia (which can be written by anybody, and in the case of "potin" is wrong) the term "potin" refers to the metal used in some low...
This page has one in the same or better condition for $15: http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Greek.html Greek types usually have some special...
For a short article on portraits of Geta, see http://esty.ancients.info/Geta/
Hey, AN, what is the diameter (and weight) of your Class A1 follis? I ask because A1 looks essentially identical to A2 but is significantly...
I am aware of two varieties of "safe" plastic flips which fold to 51 mm (2 inches) on a side. Abafil cases have 48 mm squares and 50 mm is a bit...
I love toning that appears "natural" or "old cabinet," but not rainbow toning on ancients, which seems an artifact of modern storage or chemistry....
It's a Claudius II, 268-279. Quinitillus (270), his younger brother, has about the same profile, but curlier hair.
I agree it is a cast fake. Maybe "fantasy" is a better word, since I don't think it is very close to an original ancient coin.
I get them.
I don't think the blue/green on the Antoninus Pius is bronze disease, but you might wish to clean it up anyway. In my climate with very low...
This "hut" type was issued by Constantius II as well as Constans, but so far all the examples we have seen have been Constans. Will anyone show us...
Thanks for the link, Doug. I downloaded three publications and now I know where I can look up old ANS articles. I already have paper copies of...
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