Carinus -- I have exactly one of his coins in my collection of "Barbarians, Captives, and Enemies" on Roman Coins. I believe the captive is...
If you're only going to have a few ancient coins, this is a great choice! Personally, I don't send coins in to be slabbed (I have once or twice...
Here's a Titus that I don't think I've posted in this thread (I'll include a second, just in case!)... This one is ex-Orfew / A. Short...
Congratulations, beautiful example! [Larger photos.] Toward 4-5h on the obv., I wonder if those are traces of overstriking? I see a faint dotted...
[ATTACH] NEXT: A ONE-SIDED WONDER (okay or better on one side, worse on the other, although even that might be too generous for my DICT PERPETVO...
Here's a Marcian AV Solidus with a nice big cross graffito in the right field: [ATTACH] Next: A coin that's been modified, damaged, altered,...
Nicely toned example! Many people seem to prefer bright & fully cleaned Roman AR (at least for coins that are high states of preservation), but...
You are a person who does not shy away from difficult tasks -- I don't know what's easier, collecting Caracalla Sestertii or learning ancient...
That's a very cool type!
Kings of Macedon, Antigonos Gonatas, 277-239 BCE Helmeted head of Athena right B - A (for Basileus Antigonos, I think?). Pan standing right,...
Well, I think it's been about 36 hours, so how about Justin II? [ATTACH] "The Last Constantinopolis." Byzantine / E. Roman Empire. Justin II AV...
Indeed! I wish they'd left it holed, since then it'd be my only chance to get one this nice! Ever since I saw this type I've thought it was one of...
From the pictures I can't read the legend (it's going to be something like ΣAPΔIANΩN + magistrate name), but it's a coin from Sardes in Lydia,...
I think it's an interesting but very open question of how that actually worked in practice. Fake coins were common, and people doubtless passed...
Not the OP coin, but here's my example (also shown above but here's just the tag, too). This one might've been encapsulated ~10 years ago, so I'd...
I used to enjoy collecting fourrees and had a good variety. (I still like them, I just don't seek them out, though I bought a little bag of...
Oooh, can't let that pass without comment! Spiral-decorated shield on an FH!!! Love that one. Does it matter which Antioch? Lucius Verus from...
Bull and horse... And another from Thessaly, at that! [ATTACH] NEXT: ANY ALEXANDER BESIDES # III, "THE GREAT"
Note: Also sharing this answer in another thread... Keeping notes ... That is something I definitely do! Not sure how well these screenshots will...
Hemidrachm [ATTACH] Drachm [ATTACH] Tetradrachm [ATTACH] Stater [ATTACH] Not shown: 3 AE "Unit," half unit, quarter unit of Herakles/bow &...
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