Always happy to share this one of Herakles with Omphale holding his club and wearing his lion skin: [ATTACH] Lydia, Maeonia. Pseudo-autonomous...
Thanks Curtis, I appreciate it! Just curious, are there any Imperial coins with “transitional” portraits of Macrinus that resemble Caracalla?...
Ha! Thanks RC, love that little story, I think that’s dead on. Very cool, I definitely see the resemblance on there, great coin! Thanks! You...
Fantastic coin! That Florian as Tacitus is one of the best transitional portraits I’ve ever seen. Very cool…and I love that double die clash!...
I'm very happy to share my newest addition… can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a coin to arrive! This tetradrachm of Macrinus was...
Wow! The Titus aureus with the Boscoreale toning is a stunner! All of these are beautiful, thanks for sharing!
“Another Caracalla tetradrachm with ‘character’ ” [ATTACH] Caracalla, Phoenicia (Tyre), Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.23 g). Struck AD 213-215. Laureate,...
Truly excellent write-up Curtis! Very happy to see that coin end up in a great home! When I was narrowing down my collection and selling off...
Very nice group! [ATTACH] Galba, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch., AR Tetradrachm (27 mm, 14.30 g), ΑΥΤΟ]ΚΡΑΤⲰΡ ΓΑΛΒΑC ΚΑΙCΑΡ CЄΒ[ΑCΤΟC] Bare head...
I can add a couple of Hadrian tets from Alexandria: [ATTACH] Hadrian, Alexandria, BI Tetradrachm (24 mm, 12.68 g), RY 22 = 137/8. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑ...
Happy to see this end up in a good home! I definitely had a good laugh when I saw "Shea19 Collection" written next to "Richard McAlee Collection"...
Great new addition Donna, and great write-up as usual. I recently added the same Plautilla/Pietas type as yours: [ATTACH] Plautilla, AR...
That’s a beauty @Curtisimo, great coin! Definitely one of my favorite types: [ATTACH] Pamphylia, Aspendos. AR Stater (22 mm, 10.65g). Circa...
Yes, great point, I agree. I think that part of what makes the two of them so interesting is that their story really does read like a movie...
Some great examples, thanks everyone for sharing! (And sorry I'm a little late responding to this thread). I love that reverse...I need one of...
Great thread! I can add a Max Thrax and a Magnentius: [ATTACH] Maximinus I (Thrax), AR Denarius (20 mm, 3.04 g), Rome, 236-237. MAXIMINVS PIVS...
I recently added one of my favorite coins of the year, a denarius of Caracalla struck within a year after he had his younger brother (and...
Nice pickup @ominus1. Here’s my “more-silver-than-bronze” Gallienus (I always like the ragged flan shape on this one). [ATTACH] Gallienus...
Congrats to @Severus Alexander for a great auction today…he did such an amazing job of putting everything together! I had a lot of fun watching...
That is a spectacular reverse type, great pickup @savitale ! This is my favorite Trajan denarius: [ATTACH] Trajan, AR Denarius (18 mm, 3.23g),...
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