lovely and interesting coins - all appealed, especially 9,8 and 2
Wonderful selection - I especially liked no. 5
Wonderful specimens - my favorites are 3,4 and 11
I think the Celtic Veneti Stater is gorgeous.
Wonderful choices - the Faustina II portrait is superb
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Interesting idea,but I have never seen one like this - mine is plainly just a wheel
A splendid group ; your notes are always educational .
An excellent idea for a thread. Julius Caesar is described in the ancient sources as having a scrawny neck, and this is often shown on his...
@barnaba6 - I admire your dedication. I am a more general collector. These are some of my favorite coins of Probus, all from the Gysen sale...
The best of mine : [ATTACH] Plautilla (wife of Caracalla) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 202. PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE, draped bust right PROPAGO IMPERI,...
Always fascinated me too. Here is mine again [ATTACH] Kyrenaika, Kyrene AR Didrachm. Koinon issue, circa 250 BC. Diademed head of Zeus Ammon...
@Curtisimo - interesting research Here is mine [ATTACH] Pamphylia. Perge circa 50-30 BC. Bronze Æ 17 mm, 3,92 g Cult statue of Artemis...
It's a type I've long admired and wanted, but it seems quite rare to find one with the entire reverse design -- particularly, both wings of the...
Is Nerva's the perfect Roman nose ? Some portraits show a long straight nose (which I thought was the definition of a Roman nose) and some, like...
Than you for this reference - here is mine [ATTACH] and two of Agrippina [ATTACH] Agrippina Senior, mother of Gaius Sestertius circa 37-41, Æ...
I have one Aemilian [ATTACH] Aemilian, 253 Antoninianus circa 253, AR 23mm., 3.65g. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust r. Victory advancing...
Glad you like it. In ACIP, it is described as a round shield in English and escut rodo in Catalan - I suspect Rodelo (per the seller) is a...
@DonnaML - an interesting thread - thank you for starting it with your fine acquisition. Mine is also Series 4, but with a countermark and an...
I have shown most of my Augustus denarii before on CT, so here are some provincials from Spain instead. The skill of the celators is variable !...
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