Very interesting @dougsmit. I have a few Sassanian coins, nothing to write home about. But I saw some displayed at a coin show and they were...
[ATTACH] My only Julia Domna Lucifera. Little dirty but still a happy member o' the family. @Roman Collector Who is Frank? I don't follow....
@dougsmit Thanks for the link to your legionary pages. I will reread it often. @jamesicus Those are some lovely coins of Caracalla and Geta....
Very nice coins all! @Multatuli I agree, Andres' coin looks a lot like Clodius Albinus. I see several coins for sale that look like the...
Great additions everyone! The aureus and Medusa are very interesting pieces and @Ajax the IN CARTH and Victory pieces are very nice: finding...
@Bing and @dougsmit Thanks for sharing your Septimius Severus coins! I appreciate seeing all of them. It is funny how much you think you know as...
A happy little addition to the Septimius Severus collection: Boni Eventus. I found these hard to find with clear legends that are not super...
Thanks for your help folks, especially @Roman Collector. I did then go to acs and check out the coins they had to get a better feel for this...
Hello all, @Mat sold me a few pretty cool tetradrachms of Egypt this week. Included was this beauty....
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What are the telltale signs of tooling and smoothing? I'm not good in this area. My strategy has been to buy from people I trust and crappy...
Your coin would have been minted in Constantinople where his would have been minted in Nicomedia. @DanL If you want to learn more, look at...
Looks like a Claudius As with Minerva brandishing spear and holding shield.
@bsr045 : Yes, the left and right facing head or bust designations are basically the first few things that you look at on the obverse. Most...
It looks like there are some As sized coins in there. Maybe that was the selling point?
Nice purchase Salient. I saw that coin and considered it as well as some others and then completely forgot the auction because I was busy with...
I'm not too knowledgeable about this issue but I'm glad to learn. Now I also learned something about the Ars Pacis.
I would argue with no prior knowledge that your coin shows more of a crypt as well. The apparent stairs (they have some wear or my eyes are bad)...
@Orfew I can see why you have those coins on WW. That is a very high quality selection of silver. @Mat You know how I feel about your Egyptian...
I hope Julius knows we are kidding. :) But seriously, if you can't decide, keep both. I think the first coin is of the higher overall quality...
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