Another one of those Domitian she-wolfs - banged around more than David's: [ATTACH]
Like Carl's above, here is a Faustina I "temple" sestertius with sand patina in areas that make the black patina easier to see - I wish my black...
Sestertiii of Maximinus Thrax and Lucilla in the green: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Noodling around with some low grade stuff tonight, and so reviving this thread because, well, I'd never heard of Cyrrhestica until yesterday....
Very impressive work. Interesting coin too.
This one surprised me a bit - I never know how big an LRB is going to be until it comes in the mail - this was a big one. [ATTACH] Maximinus II...
Nice coins. I rather like Maurice's folles - big and a bit crude. Here is one from Nicomedia: [ATTACH] Maurice Tiberius Æ Follis Year 8...
Bummer. That is a lovely coin... Over the years, I've had at least two empty non-padded envelopes arrive with coin-size holes in the seam and no...
In my very uneducated opinion, the darker areas are surface toning/crud. That is a lovely coin - I would not attempt to clean it. But I'm a fan...
I agree with furryfrog02 - I like it the way it is. If it were mine, I'd leave it alone.
Nice coins in this thread. I have a couple of the sestertii of this series, father and son: [ATTACH] Philip I Æ Sestertius (248 A.D.) Rome...
Great post. These are not pretty, but they do illustrate the large and small module folles of Anastasius (assuming my attributions are correct):...
Congratulations on your new purchase. I am impressed by the "due diligence" you put into researching these - a good move given the fakes that...
That's a real pretty posthumous sestertius, John. Lovely colors. I just got one with the eagle standing on the globe: [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius...
I think I have the same Marcus Aurelius as the OP. My attribution came out to be RIC 70, which is for a bare head right. RIC 72 is for a "Bust...
I like 'em both - great start to a collection! Welcome to Ancients - they can be a lot of fun. This gives me an excuse to post a new Commodus...
But aren't the examples listed above from "known" dealers and auction houses? I didn't think these were eBay floozies.
Gee whiz - I agree with Ryro & Bing - the fakes are pretty scary. That being said, I vote for #8 and 9 - that kind of wear/decay/pitting gives...
Nice coins and interesting idea for a thread. I'm going to cheat slightly, because I think I posted one of these before. But they are both from...
Great post! I like seeing all the various mints like this. I have but one - Sirmium - with a heavenward gaze: [ATTACH] Julian II the Apostate...
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