Oh, I forgot about this one: [ATTACH] Carus, AD 282-283. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.46 g, 21.1 mm, 1 h. Ticinum, 1st officina, 2nd emission,...
Two new additions to my collection of Gordian and Tranquillina confronted bust types. I think it's interesting that Homonoia and Serapis look very...
Lovely coin! Well-centered and with a great portrait for the issue.
Lovely coins! That Severina tetradrachm is a superb example of that uncommonly encountered issue. While I am a rather general collector of Roman...
It's almost over, but I haven't had time to post until just this evening. Vulcan -- the Roman version of the Greek Ἥφαιστος -- was the the god...
On a side note, elephant is a really old word. It comes into English (and other modern European languages) from the Latin elephantus (alternate...
Shame on Google Translate for associating a nominative neuter singular adjective with a nominative masculine singular noun. It should be mirus...
You'll catch elephant fever soon enough!
SOMETIMES that may be true. More often, in my experience anyway, a photo is intentionally bad so as to hide problems or outright fakery.
Everybody's budget and collecting goals are different and if you like them and want them, they are a fair price. Personally, I like the denarius...
Nice! I have only a few elephants: [ATTACH] Philip I, AD 244-249. Roman AR Antoninianus, 3.73 g, 22.4 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 247. Obv: IMP PHILIPPVS...
That's a coin that would bring hundreds of dollars at a legitimate auction if genuine. If you had such a coin, wouldn't you take a high-quality...
Far from rare but I thought it was interesting. They are next to impossible to obtain with complete legends on the reverse. Post anything you feel...
My latest LRB acquisition: [ATTACH] Fausta, Augusta 324-326. Roman AE 3 Centenionalis, 2.59 gm, 19.7 mm, 6 h. Cyzicus, AD 326. Obv: FLAV MAX...
Cool dichalkon, @zumbly ! You might see Scooby Do here, but I see: [ATTACH]
Wow!
I'm always willing to show off my Temple of Roma Aeterna of Maxentius: [ATTACH] Maxentius as Augustus, AD 307-312. Roman billon follis; 6.57 g,...
Informative write-up and nice-looking coin!
Not the easiest style to replicate! [MEDIA] [ATTACH] Faustina Sr, AD 138-141. Roman AR denarius; 3.83 g, 18.2 mm. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped...
Very lovely collection of Isis coins, @TIF ! You can be justifiably proud of them. I particularly like the cobra who wishes it were a rattlesnake...
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