Lol great thread.
One thing I noticed with my reverse of spes thats different with Martins is that mine looks like shes pulled part of the leg off and is walking...
No problem doug & thanks for the write up, much appreciated.
Thanks for the write up & you got some wonderful coins. Its a shame many of the east coat dealers, who mentioned in the OP I buy from *cept cng,...
Its no thanks to you & Doug sharing your posts and finds regarding this area of severan coinage. :)
[img] Theodosius I (379 - 395 A.D.) Bronze AE2 O: D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: GLORIA ROMANORVM,...
Probably, to another collector on another board. Probably more a multi-coin trade for some byzantines.
A new hefty roman of a scarce emperor. [img] Macrinus, (217 - 218 A.D) AR Tetradrachm Carrhae, Mesopotamia O: AYT K M OΠ CE MAKPINOC CE, radiate,...
A new emperor I needed. I dont own too many tetradrachms either so its nice to have a hefty ancient for once & good silver. [IMG] Macrinus, (217...
Thanks, not sure how long I will keep it though :cool:
Recently got this coin cause I was in the market for an Emesa severus just to have and during my online research I realized the coin was special...
huh? I am talking about early empire ones like Nero, Augustus, and even severan period doesnt get it much. I would say from the time of gallienus...
I never said all get it, I said many :rolleyes:
Do a search on tetradrachm on vcoins and sort to cheapest & you will see how many potins are listed and many have BD. I had 2 potins from...
Looks like a nice coin. Some will fault it doesnt have all the legends on the front. I tend to stay away from this era since many get bronze...
The quinarius was valued at half of a denarius and from the photos it looks OK and worth about what you paid.
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Britain loves their Carausius.
Interesting, found this but yours has a different legend... http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3166
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