Hi Macromius, even though I must admit that I certainly enjoy even the most naive praise for my acquisitions (who doesn´t "need" some consolation...
MERCURY [ATTACH] Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C - Draped bust of Herennius Etruscus right PIETAS AVGG S C - Mercury standing left, holding purse in...
The portrait style of mine might be more realistic, but your´s is artistic and has the later more abstract style plus great overall quality, a...
Thank you everybody for your help! Luckily I did not buy it yet (live auction is tomorrow and there are some bids already!). The coin is nice in...
[ATTACH] This Vitellius Sestertius is rather light at 19,5 gr and small at 32 mm. There are more casts than originals of this type around. I...
Thanks everybody for showing you Neros! Whatever has been written about him, his coins prove one thing: the man did have incredibly good taste....
A nice Sestertius you have there! I think it commemorates a victory in the Persian war which lead to the celebration of Alexanders´ triumph over...
Thanks everybody for the benevolent comments and for showing your Alexanders! I am in the process of upgrading the more common emperors in my...
For whatever reason, Hadrians FELICITATI AVG Sestertius issue displays what must be one of the largest number of varieties of all the roman...
...on June 9, 68 a.D., Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus called out his famous last words: "qualis artifex pereo". For this occasion,...
I can´t. I just copied the seller´s picture and description and I guess they made a mistake there :-). As far as I know, nothing was struck at...
If we assume that this Sestertius was struck on the occasion of her husband´s accession to the throne in 161, and that the personification of...
[ATTACH] IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right IOVI VLTORI S C - Jupiter, laureate, wearing cloak over...
Well I did twice and here is what I got: Faustina II Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 161. FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / FECVND AVGVSTAE,...
Here is my Orbiana Sestertius (I sent it away for auction yesterday because I want to get an unpatinated one :-) ) [ATTACH]
What a beautiful OP Denarius! I have found die matches for most of my Sestertii. Here are two: [ATTACH] My Salonina above (Göbl 490y, Pudicitia...
If you´re in a rut, you gotta get out of it! [MEDIA] For a second I thought this thread was about one of my favorite 70´s bands... I will...
I won this: [ATTACH] Severus Alexander, 222-235 Sestertius circa 225, Æ 32mm., 21.56g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Jupiter...
This is it: [ATTACH]
The coins on display at the site are replicas of a random coins by Alexander, Julia Mamaea, and Maximinus. There are no original artifacts...
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