I think the answer is 3rd century BC. I have several aes grave coins and some struck bronze coins with what many think are mint marks. [ATTACH]...
I attend several local coin clubs and one has a coin quiz with prizes and your name placed on a board. This question was asked at the last...
Interesting paper.
is it a bit like this one? https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4107570 It looks like the coin has a hole that was filled - on the helmet and...
Victor, you are faster than me. [ATTACH] I found one in Vcoins that looks like the one you posted. COMMODUS Augustus Sesterce 189 Rome R1 copper...
Commodus was my first guess, but I do not see a letter match in the upper right side of the obverse: ... DARTPE (space over head) / ... 21.85...
A friend sold me an ancient coin at a local coin club meeting. It was in a flip with no info. The obverse has a man with a scraggly beard & head...
@Gallienus - I had to buy a larger scale for cast coins. I found one online with two ranges 3000 g max (0.1 g resolution) or 500 g max (0.01 g...
I tell my wife going to a coin show is a bit like going to the zoo. I can feed the elephants, but cant bring one home. I have a few other items I...
I picked up some interesting coins at NYINC in January. My wife paid me back by finding lots of yarn at Vogue Live a week later. Some pics from...
Nice weights. I have seen plenty of shapes. Some crude, some that pick something (someone) to feature. Victor, can you tell if the base coin is...
I picked up a coin weight made from a LRB (late Roman bronze coin). The seller said: circa 5th-7th centuries, a square coin weight made from a...
I bought my first ancient coin in 1967 when I was in the 8th grade. It was a Gallienus / Stag late Roman bronze like this coin (pic borrowed from...
nice and diverse collection, You collect a different version of cast bronze. Congrats on finding a coin you wanted in a lot. I have a few scale...
The Fedex driver left a note that he / she missed me and to contact their office. I drove it home in my truck and took the box apart before moving...
great collection! I like the reverse of Clkaudius' sestertius best. The gown looks like fine (see through) cloth.
[ATTACH] 7. 24 Nomismata, NKΔ, Byzantine Empire Æ Weight. Circa 5th-7th Century AD. Silver inscription inlay: + ΑΓΙΑ ΜΑΡΙΑ ΒΟHΘΙCΟΝ on raised...
This year has a variety of treasures. The order of all but #1 could change depending on how you value rare vs pretty and coins vs scale weights....
looks like you had a golden year
Vitellius is my favorite. LA = year 1. I guess there are no LBs.
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