Just got this one in. Sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar with Honos reverse. The seller's photos are way better than anything I could...
Nice hockey-puck, jr. you got there. These can be tricky to attribute, but here is one that I have that is similar, I think: [ATTACH] Ptolemy...
Nice collection you got there. Welcome to Coin Talk too. :)
I'm no expert, but it looks good to me too - nice surfaces too. These are a lot of fun to attribute. Here is an RPC search, narrowed down:...
Whenever I get a Ptolemaic bronze, I go to this site: http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html Things are always a bit confusing with...
That is a very nice Balbinus you got there, @roman99 - that portrait is wonderful. I don't have a Balbinus (or Pupienus) of any sort, but I...
I just did a Google Image search of Ptolemy XII tetradrachm and came up with a Vcoins hit that has the same dates as yours: PTOLEMAIC EGYPT....
A very interesting person; too bad the written record is so sketchy from that era. Those Severan women were amazing. Got this on eBay for a hair...
Well, it looks good to me, an inexpert opinion for sure. And having it weight less might be a good thing - a couple years back I got burnt on a...
Most of the "Alexander the Great" drachms I have in my small collection turn out to have been issued under Antigonos I Monopthalmus, at least from...
It surprised me, all these columns on coins. Interesting. Since this one hasn't been mentioned yet, I'll chime in. The Column of Antoninus Pius...
Here's another one from Tyre - lots of doodads in the reverse fields: [ATTACH] Ptolemy II Philadelphos Tetradrachm Tyre mint (Year 34 = 252-251...
Yeah! Something other than spam! I'm aboard. So here are some new ones I got the past month - all random acts of eBay: Three Greeks - that...
Thank for for the tip and link to that book. I need all the help I can get!
I am finding myself being drawn further into Indian coins the past couple of weeks. What an interesting history and some beautiful coins, about...
Here is a very early Trajan, and in keeping with the OP, this awful dupondius of Trajan has a Nerva-like nose. With thanks to @Parthicus...
I was delighted, yet perplexed to see I lead off the list of "Auction Warriors." I haven't participated in a non-eBay auction since 1995, when...
Nice sestertius, @Amit Vyas I have a low-grade version of the OP: [ATTACH] Trajan Æ Sestertius (c. 114-117 A.D.) Rome Mint...
This was an especially interesting thread. Although I'd noticed the "continuous legend" aspect of some of my Antonine silver, I did not know that...
I love this type - they are often very attractive and often very cheap. Here's some of mine (that top one might be an imitation): [ATTACH]...
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