But the reverse legend on the one I posted above is COS III not FELICITATI AVGVSTI: [IMG] Hadrian Æ As (125-127 A.D.) Rome Mint HADRIANVS...
What a fun(dament) thread - :jawdrop: Salonina and Venus, two of them, both cruddy in different ways, like so many of my duplicates: [ATTACH]
Any old excuse to resurrect a Fasutina Friday on a Wednesday - I managed to upgrade my IVNO REGINAE sestertius. My "upgrades" are pretty...
Here's a worn Hadrian as I have that sort of looks like yours. This one weighs 11.34 grams which is more typical for an as; I have seen very worn...
Another bee from Ephesus with a python too, sorta: [ATTACH] Ionia, Ephesos Æ 14 Python, Magistrate (c. 48-27 B.C.) E-Φ, Bee...
I'm no authority on these, but when I was researching the one I posted above, it seems that there are an awful lot of these Bungled Legends Type -...
Nice "Fallen Horseman" you got there, @Matthew Kruse - I too like that desert patina. I notice your horseman has an interesting hairdo - a...
Nice write-up and coins @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix Here is mine, it came in an undescribed lot and I had a hard time figuring it out, what with...
Interesting coin; although I am no authority, I recently got a similar one, and found that there are some really bizarre obverse legends from...
Those are really nice, especially for the price @Orange Julius This is the way I like buying ancients, but I wish I had your cleaning skills!...
I second that thanks! My attribution flip has been updated according to all this useful information. New flip: Antoninus Pius...
Nice coin, @Spaniard I think I have the same type; my attributions from a couple years ago are fairly suspect, so this may need some revisions,...
Thank you for another terrific Faustina Friday, @Roman Collector I always feel proud to be mentioned. Before I get to my Diana Luciferas, I have...
Nice way to start the year. My only Alexander-type tetradrachm has a bee, but it is Seleucid, from Babylon: [ATTACH] Seleukos I Nikator...
My collection tends to be lower grade, and sometimes part of the legend is missing, so I have to keep it vague on the attribution. This Virtus as...
Thank you for the informative and interesting write-up, @Jochen1 As always, well done! No silver turtles in my collection, but I have a couple...
I am so sorry to hear about the difficulties you are suffering through @bcuda And then your step mother's death and your wife's stroke -...
Those are some nice French coins in this thread. Ecus are very handsome coins - from my countermark-collecting (non-ancient) days, here are a...
That's a terrific example - and you are right about that portrait - masterful! Just the way a pirate is supposed to be. I am probably seeing...
Interesting type, @ambr0zie - I was not familiar with that one, though my LRB knowledge is pretty scanty. My first thoughts on a DAFNE reference...
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