That's an interesting coin. At $80 I'd let that go, but I don't know much about this era of English coins. They do seem to be a lot more...
Nice pickups - I like budget ancients in general, and that's a nice haul. As for little Gordian III's from Viminacium, this is one of my...
That "thing" on Doug's fourree looks a lot like the "thing" on mine above - and I agree that it does not look like a baby: Doug's: [ATTACH]...
Thanks again, RC. Here is my "phase" cheat sheet on that - the "cont." on 2nd Phase is the bit that confused me: 1st Phase – Themes of...
I believe the "phases" come from: Martin Beckmann’s Diva Faustina: Coinage and Cult in Rome and the Provinces. I don't have a copy of the book,...
Thanks, RC.
Nice one, RC. But nothing is too mundane for Faustina Friday! :nailbiting: No doubt I am wrong, but I have mine attributed to the "1st Phase"...
Congratulations on completing this interesting mini-set of Vespasian/Mars, @Orfew That's a nice-looking group. Although I don't really...
A very interesting discussion. Here is my Julia Mamaea Juno Augustae - I don't know what it is - neither baby nor sceptre nor Palladium really...
Nice looking coin you got there. Those chi-rho types are apparently heavier than the cross types. A while back I posted what little I could find...
In reply to my own post (how vulgar!), but the RIC 1100 above appears to be correct - the "arranging draperies" confused me. Here is Wildwinds:...
I do so look forward to Faustina Friday - they always make me look, and I have way more Ceres types than I thought I did - long torches, short...
Colors found on ancients is one of my favorite aspects of collecting, and I agree with what you say - stunning. I'm a bottom-feeder with little...
Welcome to Coin Talk. That is a very nice Philip I antoninianus. Your story about how you came by it, and an interest in collecting ancients...
I'm probably jinxing myself, but this is kind of a weird coincidence - I just won a Pegasus on eBay today; a dupondius of Hadrian. Seller's...
Nice find, @ambr0zie - in my humble opinion, it doesn't look fourree to me, just a bit porous. Just a guess, though. Here's mine - I am very...
Congratulations on your new acquisition, @Orfew Although not a Domitian specialist, I always enjoy these kind of posts, especially the...
I'd second that eBay recommendation. Retail sites seem so expensive to me. For sure there are fakes on eBay, but I just did a search of...
Happy Portugal Day to you and yours @furryfrog02 Here's one from Portugal, 1809 400 reis with an Azores countermark from 1887 (KM 26.2). The...
The heavenward (er, Olympusward) gaze is kind of interesting on this one... [ATTACH] Julian II the Apostate Æ 20 (361-363 A.D.) Sirmium...
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