Definitely out of my collecting area, but I got it for $38 and that includes the buyer's commission, the currency conversion fee, the paypal fee...
One of seven coins I picked up today. Online, there are lots of examples of RIC 6, with the IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS II P P obverse legend...
One of several coins purchased today. Share whatever you feel is relevant--Metropolis coins, Otacilia provincials, coins with Athena Promachos,...
Hi! I haven't collected US coins in decades, focused as I am on the Roman Empire, and I've never seen anything like this. Picked it up at a garage...
Although not as good of a deal as @Ken Dorney 's $0.70 example, I think I got a decent deal on this coin at auction today, even taking into...
Not ready for rehab! Just picked up my 17th denarius of Faustina I! Post anything you feel is relevant. [ATTACH] Faustina Sr, AD 138-141...
Not in RIC. I can't find it on the two online Gallienus pages here and here. Not at acsearchinfo. Anyone have a reference for this coin? Thanks!...
Claudia Octavia was born sometime in late AD 39 to Emperor Claudius and his third wife, Valeria Messalina, who also happened to be his second...
Livia Drusilla was born in 58 BC to Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus and his wife, Alfidia. At age sixteen Livia was married to her cousin,...
Hi, guys! I need help with attributing this provincial of Marcus Aurelius. The legends are pretty worn. It is similar to Sear Greek Imperial 1553...
A purchase from a local show today: [ATTACH] Philip II as Caesar under Philip I, AD 244-247 Roman Æ sestertius, 19.61 g, 28.3 mm, 11h Rome, AD...
VINO REGINA instead of IVNO REGINA If this were a simple typographical error, it would be limited to a single die, but there are at least three...
I can't get enough of the Severan women! Fascinating history, to be sure. Here's an interesting one, issued by her son, Caracalla, after her...
I'm hoping an expert in this area can help me pin down which mint produced this coin. Thanks in advance. And feel free to post similar coins or...
What's up with the stuff in the field on the reverse of this denarius of Faustina Senior? An overstrike? Looks like it. Does anyone recognize the...
I found an inexpensive used copy of Martin Beckmann's Diva Faustina: Coinage and Cult in Rome and the Provinces. I'll post a review when it...
Use the Unicode classical Greek inputter here and you'll be writing Ω Θ Φ and Γ in no time!
This is a tough one because it just doesn't quite match any catalog description. [ATTACH] Obverse inscription is probably GALLIENVS AVG because...
Gallienus looks like he's ready to start singing doo-wop music! Post anything you feel is relevant. [ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268 Roman...
Photographed this with my cellular phone camera at midday in natural sunlight. It much better captures the rich toning of this silvered follis....
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