So when you say "all their detail," you do not mean....this! A $5 Julia Domna sestertius from eBay! Such a lovely green, with weird "alligator...
That is a pretty reasonable attribution, @furryfrog02 - I really like to get unattributed ancients and then spend hours trying to figure them...
I am bringing up another Golden Oldie Thread because I was so thrilled to find a @Roman Collector die match to one of my own. Definitely obverse...
I've still only skimmed the Lapwood's book - I just happened to luck into finding the bit about silver dollars. Good work! My guess would be...
Nice pickups, @ambr0zie - here's my scruffy 4 kids denarius, RIC 676: [ATTACH] Here's just one kid - RIC 677, I think. Legend is split on...
Never heard of Zeus Kasios, that's for sure. A recent eBay lot came up with a stone-in-a-temple type, which I've been hankering for since seeing...
Nice coin - love that toning @Amit Vyas Now for something very ugly - a fourree / barbaric imitation of sorts - it's copper with remains of a...
Nice denarius @Joshua Lemons - I don't have the silver, but here's another sestertius of the type, more worn than Doug's: [ATTACH] Julia Domna...
Er, Faustina Jr. called and wanted to know who this Julia person is. She sounds very upset! :rage::punch: [ATTACH] Faustina II Æ...
Here's a couple of baffling (to me anyway!) overstrikes from a hot mess lot from eBay, with my efforts to attribute. Byzantine QC at its worst....
Fridays should be National Faustina Education Day. Thanks again RC. I have but one of these "Plain IVNO" types, as sestertius similar to the...
Thank you for that most interesting information, @romismatist - I'm going to add this to my attribution/files. :)
Nice one, @Amit Vyas - this is a lovely series of coins for sure. I have two of these, which happened to fit my budget. One of them has a...
Unfortunately I do not have one of those "labyrinth" issues of Crete, but maybe someday... This is the only one I have from Crete - the eagle is...
That's a terrific looking sestertius, @Julius Germanicus - I really like those "implement" type in general, and this one is very nice. Very...
Nice one, @robinjojo - I particularly like the unusual portrait. Justin I folles are fairly easy to get cheap, not so easy to get nice. This is...
Always look forward to Friday when FF is afoot - good job as always, @Roman Collector. My top five reverse types: PUDICITIA: Here is the...
My collection is based on eye-appeal (not, for me, the same thing as condition, necessarily) and price. However, I do occasionally pursue...
Thank you for that! My reliance on auctions found online sometimes leads me astray. Attribution will be updated, pronto! I found Sofaer 52 in...
Thank you for your input on my coin, @Al Kowsky and @GinoLR I'd agree with you that it is never going to be a "fer sure" attribution....
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