Jochen can probably shed light more light on this than I can. It does seem unusual and explains the lackluster condition of the obverses (worn...
Here's the same general reverse type as above (same reverse iconography but slightly different legend) with a different obverse die: [IMG]
A 6th reverse?! The others I assessed casually but this one I tried overlaying in Photoshop and I think it's a die match but am a little less...
A 5th reverse! [IMG] https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3576859
:shame: I'm going through ACsearch to see if there are other reverse dies paired with this obverse (search terms nicolpolis elagabalus, 408...
Found it! @Ancient Aussie has a fantastic architectural reverse with this obverse die. Posting his coin in this thread along with mine and FF's....
I guess there are various reasons why an auction house's photos might not accurately reflect the color. Heritage's catalogs tend to show bronzes...
A three-fer: [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius Regnal year 8, CE 144/5 AE drachm, 33 mm, 23.2 gm Obv: [legend]; laureate draped bust right...
Hilarious cartoon! :hilarious::hilarious: [IMG] Julia Domna Augusta, CE 193-217 AR denarius, 17 x 19 mm, 2.72 gm Rome mint; struck under...
@Parthicus-- fantastic coin, made even more desirable by the interesting writeup! I love that it is a clear overstrike of a Phraatakes and Musa...
Successful removal of an artificial patina depends on what was applied. I've had coins that I'm pretty certain had women's makeup applied (a...
The few times I've tried to clean bronze coins, the red stuff was much more difficult (impossible) to remove than the other types of minerals or...
Yes, http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm, scroll scroll scroll to the Monograms section and click to download Dane's spreadsheet or...
Nice article (as always), RC! I can add a few coins of the Greek counterpart, Elpis. [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius AE drachm, regnal...
Good topic! My only mule doesn't really count because it's a fourree and therefore doesn't have quite the same significance. [IMG] Roman...
Well dang. Browsing their BBS now and here's one I would have bought without hesitation but someone else felt the same because it's already sold....
Yes, I've picked up a couple of nice coins that were actually good deals... I think one was at the buy price and I don't remember about the...
Oooh, nice Larissa, Scooby! Her nose and mouth aren't even smooshed. The Dionysos I hemilitron isn't a type you see every day and it's a winner...
Very interesting! Thanks, Ocat :)
Being a provincial fan, I like all of them :D. The Caracalla in particular-- something about the portrait, the uncluttered reverse, and the nice...
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