I recently received this Vespasian denarius in a small group lot. A have a question about the reverse, which shows Pax seated holding an olive...
Nice, um, spin!
Not particularly rare or valuable, but almost certainly legitimate, and over 1,600 years old! Dating from a time of upheaval in the Roman Empire,...
I just received a post from the Moneta_L discussion group. Rasiel Suarez, author of the Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins (ERIC), has launched...
I never know whether to call this type of coin an antoninianus or a double denarius. My general rule of thumb is that if it looks mostly silver,...
Maybe a little ethyl alcohol or acetate with a cotton swab, but if that doesn't remove it, I wouldn't go any further. Admire it the way it is.
Two more: [IMG] Arcadius Augustus, A.D. 383-408 (Bronze) AE III Cyzikus mint, A.D. 392-395 Obv: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG Rev: GLORIA ROMANORVM -...
There was another thread a day or two ago--sorry, I don't remember what it was about--where someone wrote that the red discoloration could have...
My half two cents: [IMG] Provincial Bronze (AE26) Spain, Emerita Obv: TI CAESAR AVGVSTVS PON MAX IMP Rev: COL AVGVSTA EMERTA - City gate RPC 42...
I'm pretty confident that it's as everyone called - Hadrian from Koinon in Crete. The only controversy is whether the reverse is an altar or a...
Supposedly, there is a FEL TEMP REPARATIO with this reverse type. I'd love to find one to add to my FTR varieties collection, but I've never seen one.
This is typical for RIC, and is consistent with their descriptions of other figures and deities. Sol's right hand is always his right hand...
Looks Ceylonese to me.
Unless you see an edge seem, I see no reason to suspect the coin was cast. Look at where Zeus' upper arms meet the field. There is a nice, clean...
Nice job! Did you clean it mechanically or did you soak them?
I am convinced. It's definitely Nero from Tomis. Thanks, TIF. You're amazing!
I'm now thinking this might be a posthumous coin of Hermaios. For comparison, here's one from Ephesus currently up for auction: [IMG]...
FYI, ACSearch describes the top coin in TIF's photo as a basket with two grain ears.
This is all very helpful. I agree that the letter on the left could be a damaged K. I'll poke around online this weekend to try to confirm it, but...
Thanks. Any idea what number that represents?
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