That might be the finest portrait ever on an Antoninianus of Numerian. Congratulations!
Thank you everybody for your comments and coin pictures!!! I also have an Ant of Aemilianus which has a better portrait than my new addition, but...
Here is the seller´s pic of the obverse of my coin and the Banti Aemilian No.18 plate coin (Gnecchi collection): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I would say...
My last coin of 2020 arrived on Christmas eve today. This was also the final Roman Emperor missing in my Sestertius collection. After being the...
I voted for Numerian because that is a great coin and I find his family the most interesting, able, and yet tragic dynasty of the third century.
Yesssss! Here is my feature on Hippos in ancient rome: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-otacilia-severa-sestertius-hippos-in-ancient-rome.365708/
Io Saturnalia! Me and my son couldn´t wait any longer and opened the neat Saturnalia package today! [ATTACH] My secret Saturn made my day with...
My 2020 list is still not ready, so here here is is Vol 2. of my unpublished 2016 list, a year when a my younger self bought every unpatinated...
Your URBS ROMA She-Wolf actually has fur, something rarely seen on a roman coin!!!! I like that very much!
I love Sestertii and this Vespasian of seemingly the same issue as yours was also one of my first purchases! [ATTACH] IMP CAES VESPAS AVG PM TR P...
Your Anastasius has great style for the period. I think it is a good idea to collect Tremisses because the byzantine facing portrait Solidi do...
All nice! I especially like those Vestals plus Temple on No.10 :-)
Thank you everybody! I think the Drusus has a better 3D effect because I took the picture freehand under the kitchen lamp whereas the others are...
I love Nr. 7! Great yellowish patina and style!
Looking at Nr. 7-10 makes me consider starting to collect Folles as well. Beautiful coins all! I especially like the realistic and individual...
Despite not collecting Greek coins, I find myself very much attracted to Nr.6. . Reminds me of a nice tan patinated Roman Sestertius I guess :-)....
While still waiting for my last purchase of 2020 to arrive and browsing older top 10 lists on CT, I realized that I never posted a list for 2016...
Here is my Livia (as Pietas) [ATTACH] PIETAS - below veiled, diademed and draped bust of Livia, as Pietas, right / DRVSVS CAESAR TI AVGVSTI F...
According to David Sear, "although she is not specifically named on these coins, it seems impossible to identify the lady in question as anyone...
Portrait Sestertii of Tiberius should not be "obscure" at all. Taking into account the facts that the vast majority of roman imperial Coins...
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