There is no possible way I could pick a single favorite :D. It would be very difficult to even narrow it down to ten or twenty favorites. I do...
Adding to what milesofwho said, you can search CNG's database here. ACsearch.info, a mostly ancient coin auction database, shows about a hundred...
Here's another unusually heavy antoninianus. [IMG] Tetricus antoninianus, 17 x 19 mm, 3 mm thick, 6.4 gm RIC 90? It almost looks like three...
You've been busy! They all have their good points but my fave is the first Punic war shekel with sprue remnants. The patina is lovely and the...
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Good point. I was just looking through my coin pictures to see which ones might be suitable for this thread and most are too easy unless...
He usually wears an ivy wreath.
You have that backwards. You did well on a history quiz so the advertisement algorithm assumed you're old :D.
Lush beard and 'stache, laurel wreath... probably Zeus.
Seeing the scores, I feel much better about not knowing these either! :D
The names by which we know Roman emperors today are often different from the names given at birth. Some common names are modern monikers; others...
Toning may be impermanent-- although very slow to change if stored properly-- but I still love a toned coin, especially one with iridescence :)....
Wow, Sev... impressive!
Welcome to CoinTalk! This is a bronze coin from the late Roman Imperial era (such coins are often abbreviated as "LRBs") and the type is a...
@savitale, there are many good responses above. I'd add that a very useful site for answering this question is the online Roman Provincial...
Nice, Pish! I love these donative types and wish I had one :).
[IMG] Macedon Koinon 3rd century AD (in the time of Severus Alexander? Gordian III? Caracalla? This type was minted during several reigns) AE27,...
RC, I love your excavations of prior sales and catalogs! Nice coin :). I have one ex-Lindgren from a @John Anthony sale: [IMG] PAMPHYLIA,...
[IMG] MACEDON (ROMAN PROTECTORATE), Republican period. Transitional bronze issue c. 167-165 BC Obv: Facing mask of Silenus, wearing ivy wreath...
Welcome to your new addiction :D https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/
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