It is a surprisingly handsome coin in hand, despite the impression left by my horrible photos. In the past year I've been picking up a few Indian...
Thank you for that additional information, @Spaniard It is always pleasant to find you have an unusual/rare variety of something. But beyond...
I just keep learning more and more - @Spaniard started a great thread on these here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/kashmir.303978/ Seems King...
Well this is kind of embarrassing. I spent some time on this yesterday with no luck, but a generic "ancient india" Google image search just hit...
This showed up in a lowball lot of ancients from eBay, and I am stumped. I cannot even tell what it is I am looking at. A stylized ruler...
Great coin, @panzerman That type is interesting - the time between Napoleon's exile to Elba and and his return (before Waterloo permanently ended...
Thank you @tenbobbit I really appreciate the confirmation - these Provincials really confuse me sometimes (a lot of the time!).
Just ran across this thread while researching an eBay pick up - a Diadumenian from Edessa. Have only the seller's photo at this point: [ATTACH]...
Happy to see this thread kept alive. Earlier this year I got a Valerian antoninianus that has be a little puzzled; RIC 227 VIRTVS, which OCRE...
Wow. That is impressive - but definitely not "humble" I'd say - a really great find indeed.
I'm a bit slow on the uptake here, but although my photos are too poor to show it, the Wildwinds example actually has two variations in the...
Oops. Yep, I meant radiate. The main difference is the head vs. cuirassed bust. I just can't seem to find a "head" version like mine. "Heads"...
Thank you for your attention to this! I knew you had a Macrinus focus to your collecting and was hoping you'd see this post. I'm beginning to...
Well I'm glad you restrained yourself! I was kind of surprised I didn't get any competition on this one - a cheap Macrinus is like catnip to me!...
Hoping a Thrace or Deultum expert can help me with this one. Here is Macrinus with Dionysos and a panther at his feet left (not clear in my...
Great coins, @Tejas and @Orange Julius The information on Samosata/Antioch is very helpful (I am saving it in my permanent reference file)....
That is a very handsome Commodus sestertius, @Mammothtooth - I am very fond of the coins of Commodus and really like the looks of yours (good...
Here is one of the anonymous Venus/Dove type quadrans - it showed up in an eBay lot and really puzzled me when it came to attributing it - my...
Interesting thread and great coins. I too have a Flavian shield from Macedon, not nearly as nice as the OP - this one is pretty ghastly:...
Wow. That is a terrific coin and an informative write-up, @Ancient Aussie Here is mine from Heliopolis, a small standing Hermes with a COL HEL...
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