Great thread...I see so many coins of Constantine, but not enough of his archrival. Here’s my Licinius, one of my favorite LRBs. [ATTACH]...
Here’s mine from Ticinum [ATTACH] Constantius I as Caesar AD 293-305. Ticinum, Follis Æ 25mm., 10.48g. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, laureate head right /...
That’s a nice new addition. Here’s my Antoninus Pius denarius with Aequitas reverse. [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD AR Denarius, Rome Mint...
I’ve always liked the Savoca Blue auctions. They always have a huge volume of coins and I’ve found some great bargains there (very fast shipping...
From the article, it looks like these were seized back in August of 2016 and just returned to Greece now. I’m hoping that this is just a one time...
Very interesting. Here’s mine which is (allegedly) from Parion. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Nerva, 96-98. AR Denarius (17 mm, 3.45 g), Rome, 97. IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P Laureate head of Nerva to right./ Rev....
Ha, thanks, I love this one...one of the first coins I ever bought and one of my favorites. I just meant that it really is a strikingly large...
I love that tet @PeteB , haven’t seen that style in silver. I also have a large bronze of his from Antioch. Not in the best condition, but it’s...
I have this provincial of Elagabalus from Seleucis and Pieria (Antioch) with a very similar portrait style. It can be tough to tell these crazy...
I agree...looks like Elagabalus to me too.
Very nice write-up of a miserable man. Here’s a smaller bronze of Antiochus IV. [ATTACH] Antiochus IV Epiphanes (AE 20.5 mm, 6.33 g) Antioch...
Very nice...it can be hard to find one of those in one piece without any major chips, that’s a great example. I’d like to have a Gepid coin in...
Maximianus, Silvered Antoninianus, Lugdunum. Rev.- PAX AUGG RIC V 399 Pax looks like she’s been through a lot...it was way past time for that...
That is a beauty, congrats!
I think some of those may need to go on the Gordian III diet. 32mm weighing in at a slim 18.5g. [ATTACH]
I’ve always liked this one because it looks like Pegasus has a random extra hind leg (I guess that’s supposed to be a tail, but really looks like...
That is a beauty, @Suarez. I've never seen anything of Magnentius in gold, that's a great pickup (and great write-up too). I just picked up...
Looks more like Trajan to me...I think I can make out the letters A-N to the right of the head, but the legends on Trajan’s coins are so long that...
Very nice coins. My best LRB is probably this Constantine I campgate...pretty common coin, but I really like the portrait of Constantine on this...
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