one coin -- four elephants [ATTACH] A large drachm of Trajan, 98-117 AD, from Roman egypt. 34 mm. BMC 510. Milne 621. Struck year 14 = 111 AD.
Sauromates I, King of the Bosporus [ATTACH] Sauromates I, King of the Bosporus, 93/4-123/4 AD. AE26-23. His bust right (with long hair)...
I would call them the same "type" but different "varieties" because the first has a shorter version of the legend. If we think the intention was...
You got a really appealing coin, Noob. Pretty soon you'll have to change your username; you are hardly a "noob" anymore.
One of our members won the contest and someone "won" the coin, but I don't think the coin was worth that much. Maybe one can argue that an auction...
$151.89. I wonder how the contest will influence the bids?
Part of the reason it is hard to find these in high grade is they were originally cast, as opposed to struck like almost all Roman and Roman...
A wonderful coin! Excellent, but inexpensive, coins like this are one reason I recommend collecting late Roman coins. You can buy pleasing coins...
The size labeled "AE4" declines over time. It generally refers to the smallest coin denomination issued and AE3 to the next size up. In the era...
What am I doing with my images that makes them appear smaller in the thread than the images other members post? They enlarge nicely, but start out...
Medusa was supposed to be a female, but you would not know it from my example: [ATTACH] Perseus stands over a beheaded body. On most examples the...
Here is a Byzantine coin of Leo V and Constantine, 813-820. on the reverse are lambda and K, for Leo and Constantine, with a cross above. Of...
I use many reference works, but this question was about the ones we use most. So, first is perhaps Sear "Roman Coins and Their Values" Volume I,...
I think his coins are fine. Go to a coin show in Europe and you will see many dark brown ancient bronze and copper coins. I think most AE coins...
I prefer number 3. It has some crocodile details and the best portrait among the 8 portraits. Its COL NEM legend is the strongest. Admittedly, it...
The Augustus date is 337, upon the death of Constantine. If Wildwinds says 347, it is just a typo. -- Warren
Thank you very much for the clear exposition of very good information.
Long ago I wrote a short article on portraits of Geta for The Celator. Now I have put it on the web: http://esty.ancients.info/Geta/ It discusses...
If you are new to ancient coins you might learn some important things from my site about eBay auctions and other auctions:...
What do people collect? A long time ago members of the Moneta-L list responded to to the question "What is your speciality" and I assembled some...
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