I have always been taken by the extreme variation on these coins. The PeteB sestertius may have suffered a lot over the years but it was well...
Dekadrachms are wonderful but considerably more common that the silver hexas (1/6 litra or 1/300 dekadrachm). Mine is in rough shape but will do...
I could not agree more. My favorite owl is the obol with three tail feathers [ATTACH] but I really want a genuine Athenian 1/8 obol. I have...
I can't say I agree with this right off. There are several emperors with no horses but many had a few types. There may not have been as many as...
Remembering Jovian's death is quite timely for many in the US right now with terrible ice storms causing power outages that lead people to make...
Last year when I was a volunteer, I went to a lot of trouble rephotographing my entry so it would not look like I shot the photo. This year, I'm...
I have showed my Caracalla Caesar RIC 399 sestertius here several times but this seems like a time to repeat it. I fail to see how your 397 could...
Usually trachy coins were struck twice rocking the dies between strukes and producing many poorly aligned doublestrikes. Is this an example of...
Owls exist in every price range. Those who do not have one because they can't tolerate anything less than perfect but work on a budget will never...
This bothers me when I see large lots of coin in the several hundred $$$ per coin group. The recent flood on the market of early electrum has...
That Minerva pose was also used by Hadrian. [ATTACH]
This has happened to me more than once. If the dealer has no recourse to return the coin to where he got it, it seems the best thing to do. I...
The Janus asses are among my favorite types of the first century. They exist in several variations but I lack the bust left. Below are asses...
Out of curiosity and nothing better to do, I went through the 196 coins of Julia Domna in the Yale catalog. Overall I was impressed by the clear...
There are coins posted now on the CNG site under the title of Keystone and all show an estimation of $5. Are these the same coins that were...
I have to admit I had not heard of this book so I looked it up on Amazon where it is unavailable but included one very interesting review (the...
I do not collect things like this but was attracted to this one at least partially by the 1001 Nights 'link'..... or was it his link to...
There is some disagreement on the proper use of 'Paduan'. The term is properly used to a group of Renaissance medals and especially those linked...
I'm no expert either but I doubt you are wrong. When Spidey speaks, we should listen.
I would have guessed Severus Alexander.
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