Better photos to be sure...here's an example of a Nicomedia [IMG] And another: [IMG] And another from Coin Achives: [IMG]
I don't know about yours, but the closest zoo to me has one of these! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next another odd zoo coin:
The letters appear almost "modern" as opposed to ancient. I suppose the thing to do would be to look at other examples of the same mintmark and...
Hard to tell. It looks like maybe it had a natural roughness to it from being stuck in the soil. Perhaps somebody cleaned it and then applied...
What in the heck were the romans doing dropping all of their coins in the soil?
I had an antoninianus of Phillip I in my original collection (sold) graded out as FDC by Frank L. Kovacs. It was a FORTVNA REDVX type. I have a...
Antoninus Pius, a few brassy highlights: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Delmatius: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very good deal for $4!!!
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I've got one of Etruscilla as well. Sestertius sized. Just posted it the other day so I won't bore anyone with it at the moment.
Frank sent my coins by 2-day mail. Boy, that took a lot of stamps!!!
Here are a couple of mine: GENIO IMPERATORIS type (Cyzicus) and GENIO AVGUSTI (Alexandria) with Serapis head: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Regarding the vision as related later by the chroniclers Eusebius and Lactantius...I have read different things over the years from varied...
I also have my share of late "uncleaned" constantines of all grades. Good job cleaning yours @Pishpash. Sometimes they just turn out to be culls.
Well, it could be the ghost of his wife!
Here's the last acquisition from the FSR auction, a follis of Constantine which is uncommonly well-struck with a deep and lustrous dark patina. I...
Probably the grand-daddy of river gods is Nilos. Hadrian, AE drachm, Nilos reclining. Egypt, Alexandria - Hadrian. (117-138) Year 127-128...
Nice one @Mat
Great coins @maridvnvm!
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