Found this in a bulk lot and I'm not sure what it is. It's not in RIC or at Wildwinds. It's clearly orichalcum and the size and weight of a...
Post 'em if you got em! [ATTACH] Severus Alexander, AD 222-235 Roman Æ sestertius; 21.72 gm Rome, AD 229 Obv: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, Laureate...
Here are some low-grade but beloved coins in my collection. They must have circulated for decades. I like to imagine they are impregnated with...
Faustina Senior received the title of Augusta not long after Antoninus Pius' accession, probably early in AD 139, but died only two years later....
Shaving technology in ancient Rome wasn't exactly the Gilette Fusion ProGlide, so I don't blame these emperors for having a neck beard, as...
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Because of the placement of the case with respect to the overhead lights, the coins were exceedingly difficult to photograph. Hope this gives you...
From my trip to the ANA Money Museum in Colorado Springs. The coins are difficult to photograph inside their display cases. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Earlier this week, I was in Colorado Springs and went to the ANA museum and library. Here are just a few of the ancient coin references they have....
A new addition to my collection-- Like those of her husband, Aurelian, Severina's coins were struck at several different mints and bear a variety...
Post any coins you feel are relevant! Asklepios (Latin: Aesculapius) was the god of healing in the ancient world. Legend tells us he was the son...
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Visiting Colorado Springs (snowy there today!) and went to the ANA Money Museum. It's quite a place and worth the trip if you're ever in the area....
It's Mother's Day in the U.S. and I thought I'd devote a thread to moms on coins. Show your mom and children coins (or coins of a mom and coins of...
Philip I and II. Junior was about 8 or 9 years old when his coin was minted. Post your father-son combos! [ATTACH] Philip I The Arab, AD...
New purchase today. I am going to need help from @dougsmit to attribute it though. This is either RIC 608 (Alexandria) or RIC 616 (Emesa). Oddly...
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I like this one despite its porous surface for a couple of reasons. It's from the Antioch mint, whereas Rome was still the principle mint during...
RIC, BMCRE, and Sear all consider these two coins to be simple variants of each other, one with a Cupid at Venus's feet, the other without. These...
My latest purchase. Feel free to post your Faustina Sr coins, Ceres coins, anything you feel is relevant. [ATTACH] Faustina Sr, AD 138-141,...
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