Since I have been outed as a cheapskate, I will point out that I no longer have the $7 bull. I can't remember what I did with it but it probably...
Mine was $77 in 2013 from a 'name' dealer not known for bargains but it is a common Pax and I suspect anything not Pax is in higher demand for...
Please explain why the coins of 200-210 would have circulated more than the earlier ones issued when the civil and Parthian wars were hot and heavy.
While Septimius was born in Africa, his parents were Roman. Let's not forget that he was a field commander of legions and spent a lot of time...
My favorite Septimius fourree also has a Caracalla reverse. I suspect the maker intentionally mismatched dies to insure he did not receive one of...
Sidon AR 1/8 shekel 4th century BC - galley / king fighting lion [ATTACH] Next - Someone other than Hercules fighting an animal
Amazon is taking pre-orders so it may be out in the UK but has not made it to the US....
My Galerius Caesar duo from Siscia and Alexandria both date to the period when the folles bore the XXI alloy mark. 9.5g [ATTACH] 7.7g (not...
My Domitian diobol LS (year 6) is without pedigree. [ATTACH] The Pius is ex. x6 and holed. What is the significance of the crescent on the bull?...
My "one that got away" story may not count because it uses a different meaning of "getting away" but here it is. My "one" was an as of Julia...
It is very hard to pick one favorite but I am quite fond of the large bronzes from Stratoniceia in Caria. Most famous are the ones with Caracalla...
Sikyon, the wreath probably one contained Greek letters SI. Reverse top is at 8 o'clock. Too late to beat Pavlos. I don't have an AE but they...
We had this discussion a few years ago regarding the file marks on Nemausus dupondii of Augustus and Agrippa. The file marks were pre striking...
Then there is the question on whether these coins are damaged or more interesting. I bought the Paullus I showed because of the scoop style but I...
Any coin with two figures on the reverse is a candidate. Some of these had a design of one figure handing something to the other so the dot was...
Two questions: 1. Of all the punchmarked coins that have been found, what percentage are identifiable to GH number by someone familiar with the...
In 193, Pescennius was no more of a usurper than was Septimius. Both declared themselves Augustus in opposition to Didius Julianus. To...
According to Failmezger CMH combined the value of 100 sestertii and 48 (MH in Greek) coins to the pound. How certain this is, I do not know. I...
I have neither Provincial. I have not researched it but it could be interesting to see what there are before you go searching for what does not...
At one point, I started a specialty sub-collection of these (it takes all kinds of collector to make a hobby). These are some of my favorites:...
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