Ahh. Correct. Stupid astigmatisms.
I expect that the show will be during the peak of the post-holiday Covid surge. I'm not particularly concerned about getting sick myself, since...
CERERI AVG!?! Did someone really get away with calling the empress a pack of 3-headed dogs on official coins? Or is my Latin a little rusty?
[ATTACH] Vitellius Imperator, A.D. 69 Silver Denarius Rome mint, A.D. 69 Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM AVG TR P Rev: CONCOR-DIA P R - Concordia, seated,...
Yes. You could use electrolysis and a silver coin to to move silver atoms onto the surface of the ancient coin. You can also do this chemically,...
[ATTACH] Maximian (Herculius) Caesar, A.D. 285-286 Augustus, A.D. 286-305; 307-310 Bronze Pre-Reform Antoninianus Lugdunum mint, A.D. 287 Obv:...
Can't believe I got this posted in time:[ATTACH] Antoninus "Caracalla" Caesar, A.D. 195-198 Augustus, A.D. 198-217 Silver Denarius Rome mint, A.D....
I believe you are correct. It does look more like the head of a horse than that of a goat. Thanks for the correction.
Getting back to the OP, it looks like a large SC on the reverse. I agree that the portrait looks like Claudius I, but don't know of any coins of...
I no longer own this coin--is that cheating?--so I don't have all the specifics: [ATTACH] Gallienus Augustus, A.D. 253-268 Billon Antoninianus...
Nice coins, everyone. The tables are (deliberately?) turned on my contemporaneous example from the usurper, Magnentius--the horseman remains on...
[ATTACH] Kingdom of Macedonia Greek AE 1/2 Unit Attributed to Alexander IV, 325-310 B.C. Obv: Macedonian shield, with thunderbolt on boss Rev:...
I still think it looks like Julian II. My guess is it's either a babarous imitation or a fourrée core of this Siliqua type. The only other...
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=123536 Not my coin, just in case you weren't sure.
On 4th century bronzes, Jupiter is usually depicted holding Victory on globe, presenting wreath. This coin is an exception: [ATTACH] Constantine...
In addition, Roma is looking left (west) while Costantinopois is looking right (east). Here's my Roma, from Cyzikus: [ATTACH] Gratian Augustus...
The top picture shows the reverses. The emperor's name is on the obverse. The one obverse that you sent is of a coin of the emperor Maurice...
Thanks for the tip @TIF. I've tried it out, and it does work very well on small specks of foreign material.
Nice coins. I think that's the first Genius coin that I've seen with an eagle.
Keep in mind that you're the only one who can compare your photo to the actual coin, so you are much more critical of your photos than the rest of...
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