Selinos: [IMG] SICILY, Selinos. Circa 410 BCE AR litra, 11mm, 0.76 g, 1h Obv: nymph seated left on rock, right hand raised above her head,...
Syracuse: [IMG] SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles struck 310-305 BCE AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm Obv: head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing...
I think Nero had some of the most artistic coins in all of ancient Rome. He seems to have self-identified as an artist so perhaps he cared more...
Hmm, I can't say I've known anyone else who likes horn silver and encrustations on their silver coins rather than just tolerating it, but to each...
Nero and his mega-bong ;) * [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Nero Regnal year 14 (CE 67/8) AE diobol; 27 mm, 10.9 gm Obv: NEPΩKΛAVK[AIΣΣEBΓEPA]; laureate...
Hi Jamesicus! Haven't seen you around lately. Good to see you posting again, and nice Allectus :).
If I understand correctly, this paludamentum is the garment referred to on coins whose bust is described a "draped"? Don't most emperors have at...
What a fabulous coin! I love the type and vied for one a while back. Wish I'd gone higher.
Heritage may do some things right but they do some big things wrong. Without rehashing why I dislike slabs, here's a major problem with slabs:...
Sorry, Rob... I have merely assumed that the name of "15 shekel" is a modern appellation born from a desire to label everything and for ease of...
Very nice! I'll post some this weekend when I have time :). I don't think it is. The Hermanubis Collection tets almost all have a very...
I probably "overpay" as often as I cherrypick.... but this is my most memorable cherrypick: a giant 15-shekel bronze from Carthage,...
[IMG] MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Caracalla Ovinius Tertullus, legatus consularis. AE 28, 13.05 gm Obv: AV K M AVP ANTΩNINOC; laureate,...
Nice wholesome coin, Chris! My only Volusian is a Pisidia provincial from a mixed lot bought in 2013. [IMG]
That's a fun token :). A portrait JC :D [IMG]
A sling dart?! Super cool find, Scooby! Another item for my wish list :). I have a couple of the Silenus bronzes. [IMG] [IMG] MACEDON (ROMAN...
I make a mental note to correct the flip (and my website, if it is on there), and then promptly misplace that mental note :D. Somewhere I have a...
What does fair have to do with Marsman's request for us to post our most expensive coins? This isn't a contest to see who owns the most expensive...
Very nice, @Marsman! I'd love to have a Caligula someday-- something other than a bronze Vesta. @Limes, that's an unusually nice COL NEM :)....
Fantastic, @Svarog!!
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