The bust style looks rather odd for Gordian III. Could it be a replica?
Hmm. I'd also guess Caracalla. I'll see what I can dig up later tonight after work.
Nice orichalcum color.
Glad I could be of help. :)
This? RPC II, 1298 (ox.ac.uk) [ATTACH]
That is an incredible set-up. Your own?
Here is another one of my more recent 'quality' denarii purchases - and one of my favorites: [ATTACH] NERO, AD 54-68 AR Denarius (17.24mm,...
The pattern vaguely reminds me of some of the images counterstamped into ancient Indian coinage. Size and weight?
Great find!
A very nice specimen!
To complete the Flavian Dynasty, I needed a good Vespasian denarius. But even though I came across a number of possible candidates, none of them...
Good thing he's using those nice soft steel tweezers to hold the coin. I'd hate for it to get scratched!
Thanks! I use a tripod-mounted Nikon D3200, standard lens with extension tubes, and a couple desk lamps with daylight-spectrum bulbs. The...
Here is another one of my new 'quality' acquisitions - perhaps not quite as eye-catching as the Titus denarius, but still quite nice. I especially...
Thanks Bing! Even though I probably won't be able to replace some of the coins I sold, I have no regrets. ;) Yes, it is definitely a long-term...
I don't think I would try cleaning that coin. If that red stuff is part of the patina then removing it could severely damage the coin's details....
Zeus is the seated figure on the reverse. The obverse portrait is a depiction of Herakles. Some argue that the portrait is actually that of...
Haha! Great coin @Cherd!
The past several months I've been working at shifting my collection from 'lots of average coins' to 'fewer coins but of higher quality'. Part of...
It's definitely a sestertius of Commodus. I can't say exactly which type right now (I'm at work) but the portrait indicates a later date, maybe...
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