I buy from eBay all the time. But the adage abides: "Know the coin, or know the dealer." If you're a rank amateur gambling on eBay, keep the...
I guess you could say he was "rattled." [ATTACH] Sorry. Anyway, here are some Isis cult rattles from her Pompeii temple, now in the...
This one came yesterday. Sol with captive. [ATTACH]
Beautiful portrait on that bronze @octavius
Me and my boxing buddy. We're both exhausted. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] A pretty frilly hair bow for a tough guy.
@Valentinian has a nice page on these. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type18i.html
Sounds good. Quite frankly, I thought other people would respond. Either they agree with my reverse type suggestion, or they don’t have a guess....
I bought this Tiberius in part for the letter forms. I wouldn't have cared had it not been for some of James's posts on the topic.[ATTACH]
Looks like a REPARATIO REIPVB reverse to me. If so, you have a few options for the obverse emperor, such as Gratian and Theodosius. Magnus Maximus...
I bought this Domitian AE24 some time ago before I realized the dealer typically applied artificial patinas. I don't regret the purchase since I...
I have, A CONSTANTINE Sol from Ostia. Very happy. I will also second the affirmation for Victor Clark.
London calling. From top to bottom, Diocletian, Galerius, and Constantius Chlorus. The Constantius coin is ex Jamesicus. I guess I need a Maximian...
Well it was worth it.
Dang. I assume that’s the same coin? That’s a great cleaning job. Maybe too great. Maybe that’s a different coin. Nice.
Even the most humble LRB can tell a story to the interested. I added a few notes to my cataloging of this type. [ATTACH]
Among the concerning issues with this coin is the fact that it’s a $25-50 coin. We typically don’t think of those kinds of coins being faked. At...
Here are Mars facing and Sol facing coins from Ticinum. The facing varieties are pretty rare. I purchased the Mars example from Victor. The Sol...
Very small bust. RIC VI London 15. [ATTACH]
I know Orfew ideally wanted to keep his 12 Caesars set together, but it looks like his AMCC offerings helped complete two other 12 Caesars sets,...
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