This is fascinating - I assume by Eastern you mean "Emesa" and not Alexandria of Lao - I am not going to try to spell it - beautiful coins.
The bust on the last coin is fantastic!
I have noticed that many early Commodus are done in large flans - one of the largest sestertii I ever owned - 34mm/29 grams was an early Commodus...
I’ve notice that the borders on the Emesa are so well defined that the details/ figures look pasted on. Quite an accomplishment.
Saw Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden in 1969 when I was 12. Some show. Trying to relate this to a coin topic but no luck.
Here are a few not posted before, not the best photographs along with a few previously posted on some articles done previously:[ATTACH] [ATTACH] :...
I just purchased another Septimius IMP X sestertius, this time on UK eBay, with an Adventus reverse. I will post it when received. I had...
Wonderfully illustrative of the beauty of patina
Beautiful and rare - a wonderful combination!
I think the boys end up as angels if I am not mistaken. As for the Stoogettes, nothing that anyone has done, not the film, not the other versions...
I collect Septimius and his family, and look at quite a few sesterii of Geta - this is a BEAUTY - for some reason many Geta sestertii from this...
I was unaware that Mamaea struck a rate type.
Yes - Dianacoins - the terrific site on eBay was selling a beautiful Macrinus sestertius - I didn’t have one and this was perfect in terms of...
Link doesn’t work but you can look it up on the site.
What a deal!
Gorgeous portrait!
The Septimius Severus in this photograph is a very rare IMP X with genius reverse. I have a die match of the coin and have seen all of five other...
These are magnificent!
I have one in a safety deposit box that I will photo with a blank reverse. CNG recently sold one of the same type a bit nicer than mine. Clearly...
Maybe the left facing coins were struck on “unlucky” days or for some other reason. But that’s sheer speculation.
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