I like the Diocletian and think it is genuine. I have doubts about the Caracalla. As you know, most ancient coins are slightly concave on the...
Do you think that might have more to do with collecting coins from the Lyons mint than the coins of Probus? Lyons is a big city and collectors...
I started this thread after the second coin closed in the Naumann auction:...
Sometimes a small difference makes a big difference. I recently noted on CT a coin of Postumus where on the reverse the scepter of Serapis was...
The surface on the OP coin is excellent. I love it when some of the warm orichalcum color still shows.
Did the caption say the Julius Caesar was a reproduction? I don't think it is ancient.
I have a site on Byzantine coins of the Cherson mint in Crimea (the north part of the Black Sea). http://esty.ancients.info/Cherson/ Nothing much...
That's a good part of the fun. We *want* to learn about our coins. CoinTalk is a great place to begin, but history and numismatic books help bring...
Our member @Victor_Clark has an excellent site on early Christian symbols on Roman coins: http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/symbols/
I have a web site on Christian symbols on AE Roman coins before 364 AD. In 364 Valentinian became emperor and Christian symbols became common....
I also wonder why. I wish someone in the know would explain it to us.
Here is a web site which discusses early and late portraits of Maximinus Thrax: http://esty.ancients.info/Maximinus/Maximinus.html As @Sallent...
When an emperor died there was sometimes a time lag between when mints began issuing coins in the name of the new emperor and the time they...
Gordian III was just a boy, about 13, when made sole emperor in 238. He ruled until 244. He surely would have had coins issued with a beard to...
Here is proof details can make a big difference. Do you have a Postumus SERAPI COMITI AVG? I do. But, look at this one first: [ATTACH] Jacquier...
That sale of Postumus coins is amazing. (Here is the link again.) https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2891 Lot 526 looks like it could be...
I must admit I don't recall the details of the 30. The 2 March and 6 April 2014 examples look obverse die identical to me. The others are very...
Can someone explain why all examples of the OP type are off-center in exactly the same way? I wrote the CoinForgeryDiscusionList about them in...
I believe you are right! I didn't think to look at acsearch. Thank you very much for the link. I use acsearch a lot, but would not expect to find...
A very nice idea, VK! I like the almost infinite variety of themes that can be collected under the aegis of "ancient coins." Now all you need to...
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