The second coin delivered in the 2nd post. Faustina Sr AR Denarius, RIC 361, RSC 101a, BMC 417, SEAR 4583. DIVA FAVSTINA, with elaborate hairstyle...
A new coin arrived today. An Empress, which are in short supply in my collection. Herrenia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius. 249-251 AD. AR...
Excellent pick ups. A fine selection and some great images portayed.
A good learning process then. If you stand the coin on its edge leaning against the glass side, you don´t need to worry about having eneven...
Acetone will only react to organic substances, nothing else.
A great mule, and you finally have it. Well done
@robinjojo I have an antoninianus variety of it from a lot of 12 coins. It is quite heavily worn and has a thick green patina, and like yours, it...
Impossible to get a RPM after 1990, and any doubling you are claiming to see would not be an error. It would be a variety
Contact with a corrosive substance will give that effect.
Nice find of Aurelian as new Emperor, well done. I have one Aurelian [ATTACH]
It is likely to be Alexandria Milne 4035, https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/valerian_I/t.html Valerian I Billon Tetradrachm of Roman...
I just discovered a coin I purchased fairly recently is a plate coin for the type in RPC volume VI. CILICIA. Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Severus...
Antoninus Pius AE As, RIC 733, Cohen 450, BMC 1624 143-144 AD. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head right / IMPERATOR II S-C, Sow...
As @jeffB mentioned above, when was the last calibration test of your scales?
Depends on the context. It is a Latin noun that has many meanings depending on the subject. As a noun it can mean leniency, concession, pardon. As...
Beautiful aureus, a great addition to your 12 Caesars
The crack seems to go rim to rim, so unless the die was retired before the piece fell out, almost certain to eventually result in a cud. Known...
New ruler for my collection. Arrived today and very happy with it. Probus, 276-282 AD. AR Antoninianus (4.98 gm; 23 mm). Lugdunum mint. IMP C...
Arrived this morning. Couldn´t resist bidding on this and got it for 20 Euros all in. The image is great, better than the auction photos. Show...
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