Amastris was one of the coastal cities of Paphlagonia, a region of northern Asia Minor, on the southern coast of the Black Sea... [ATTACH] The...
A couple of types of Alexandria (sometimes spelled Alexandreia), Troas have already been posted. I'll add a pseudo-autonomous type, issued during...
Two of Anchialus, Thrace, modern-day Pomorie, Bulgaria, on the Black Sea Coast. Both ex-JA... [ATTACH]
I'll contribute a fairly rare issue of Anemurium that I just acquired, Gallienus with Artemis reverse... [ATTACH] Only four examples seen by CNG...
That's a very artistically-engraved wreath. How often do you get to say that about a coin? Wreaths are usually pretty generic. The bust is also...
A real beauty!
Nice pics! I really like that Victory biga denarius of SS. What a great coin.
I had the same experience when I first started collecting ancient coins - I had bought a handful of Constantinian LRB's, AE3's and such, so I...
I like the occasional shrunken heads of the princes Licinius and Constantine. The really detailed ones are quite special... [ATTACH]
It's on FORVM - the Notorious Fake Sellers List. Be sure to visit the rest of FORVM if you are collector of ancient coins.
The OP coin is magnificent!
Super detail on that groat, and the dark toning accentuates the devices. The portrait is indeed grumpy - was that the style of the time, or is the...
That works great to demonstrate the different devices on the overstrike. Super!
Hadrian's evil twin!
Sounds like you had a great show. That's a gorgeous tet - looking forward to seeing the rest of the coins!
That' a darned scarce issue and a great example!
Despite the flaws of Democracy and Capitalism, the United States and the general Western World have forged the greatest societies in the history...
I agree that, as common as the Frugi denarii are, you need to find examples with something interesting going on. The swan control is great! I have...
Let me toss out the idea that the centaur on the reverse of these types is the most famous centaur, Chiron, and that he's holding a lyre. The...
I chuckled at that image! Yes, tell your troubles to the follis. You won't hurt it - that's the beauty of ancient coins. They're way past the...
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