I think it must be Gordian I (coin was attributed to him in that auction and called an "Altersportrait"), because that "thing" on his forehead...
You should have sold them to me! A complete set of Banti now goes for 500-1.000 USD :-(
It´s a series on large Roman bronze coins, in Italian and English, with blue bindings in faux leather. All Medallions and Sestertius types are...
Does anyone of you have this 9-Volume-Set by Alberto Banti (issued in 1983-1986)?
I guess you are ahead of anyone else here in that matter :)
But back to the topic :-): Great OP coin and I like your travels, Greg!!! Here is my Didius Julianis Sestertius (I know I have shown this before,...
My uncle-in-law did actually fight against Russian tanks and destroyed more than one hundred of them with his Tiger I....
I think I will try the (now lost) Arch of Augustus next - that one has´t been attempted yet :-)
18 months ago (thinking back, it seems like eons now) by pure coincidence I walked by the window of a coin store in the pedestrian zone of Leipzig...
The hairstyle on the forehead of your portrait is clearly that of Gallienus, as is the nose. Also the rugged shape, metal composition, and...
I must admit his arch makes mine look like crap :-p
That looks great! Too bad he did not get enough supporters to do the set. I would have been the first to buy it! OMG... I just googled and saw...
Hi TIF, this model is a unique, self designed and custom built construction :-). LEGO does produce an incredible variety of bricks in hundreds of...
I can offer the short-lived dynasty of the Philippi in Sestertius format: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I distracted myself from waiting for my newest Sestertii by attempting a scale model of Rome´s largest triumphal arch...
Looking at your Sestertii, it is easy to notice :-D
Great coin, ro1974! Here is my first Galba for you: [ATTACH] SER GALBA IMP CAESAR AVG TR P / LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C Sestertius, Rome October 68...
I have three OB CIVES SERVATOS Sestertii now (Caligula, Claudius, and Galba), all in my favorite yellow, unpatinated Orichalcum tone: [ATTACH]...
Hi ro1974, I found a new camera a worthy investment... it might be much cheaper than your average coin but macro pictures put the actual coins to...
Just to compare the portrait styles: here is my Salonina engraved in Cologne-mint- (Göbl 900c, he knew of 22 specimen) [ATTACH]
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