"On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his coming to power Severus presented to the entire populace that received the grain dole and to the...
Such a nice group! Thanks for posting the reverses. I love your Philip II, that is such a gorgeous coin. They are all of great style and...
Thank you again @curtislclay !
Those very well acquainted with the Peloponnesian war might recognize my avatar name, though even then, you may draw a blank since the man is only...
@Romancollector Nice attractive gold pieces, these seem like really fun types to collect. Congrats!
As promised, here's a my first group family photo. As you can see, Caracalla is in a plastic prison and needs to be set free. (Though to be...
@Cucumbor @Julius Germanicus both beautiful groups of sestertii- it is very impressive seeing them all in a compilation like that, I bet it is...
So I did some further digging on the question of the identity of the three Monetae. Disclaimer- I am not an expert by any stretch of the...
[ATTACH] Kingdom of Macedon. Alexander III 'The Great' (336-323 BCE) AR tetradrachm (24mm, 16.75g) Amphipolis mint c. 336-323 BCE Lifetime issue...
@Al Kowsky many thanks, and my god - those are some beautiful tetradrachms! @otlichnik I think the key would be in identifying the middle figure:...
I agree with everything said above, as someone new to CT, I have found this community to be engaging, kind, and generous with their time and...
Thank you @curtislclay, enlightening as usual!
Thank you @TIF for the kind words - I have probably spent hours drooling over your collection, it is so well presented and so packed full of...
@curtislclay I've sometimes seen this reverse (483d) described as a variant because RIC has the reverse legends with PM and PP, however all...
@dougsmit That portrait of young Caracalla is just spectacular! Also nice to know Plautilla has some large bronze provincials, I've heard her...
@furryfrog02 Thanks! It's definitely a great type for a coin collection! This is a question that I'm not sure is even worth asking, but I wonder...
@Orielensis Thanks for the kind words, and nice group of sestertii! Can never get enough of these 3rd century bronzes.
@Spaniard Nice Pius! It's a fun collecting goal, you can build quite a diverse assembly of reverse types with emperors, gods and goddesses,...
I am happy to have acquired this Caracalla recently which now puts my sestertius count to three. I really wanted this one since it was minted in...
The coin arrived today - nothing quite beats a nice heavy sestertius in hand! I think even this quick picture with my phone captures the dark...
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