That's cool! I won this one at auction on May 17 and it only arrived last week! [ATTACH]
Small barbarous radiate: [IMG] Imitation Roman AE antoninianus 0.86 g, 13.2 mm Obv: Nonsensical inscription, radiate bust, right Rev:...
Here's a coin of Mercury! [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman silvered billon antoninianus, 4.25 g, 21.3 mm, 11 h. Antioch, AD 267. Obv:...
Fun post, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ! Reminds me of this favorite from my youth! [MEDIA] Here's a roach depicting the god of thunder and his...
Nice example, @Valentinian ! I don't have any radiates from the period with silvering, but these three folles have quite a bit of silvering left:...
In Roman foundational mythology, Venus was the mother of Aeneas, the hero of Virgil's Aeneid and the ancestor of Romulus and Remus. Being such a...
This thread needs MORE Faustina II! This one is a year 12, like @Ed Snible 's. I like the way it spells out twelve, rather than uses numerals....
Nice, well-centered example on a broad flan!
The author of the book you cite is a member of CT, @paulus_dinius . His book is extremely helpful and important for Antonine collectors.
How sad. That denarius had an elegant portrait. :(
Possibly crystallized or possibly acid-cleaned and with porous surfaces. It's also possible it's bad photography. You'll know when you get it in...
Picked up two: [ATTACH] Gordian III, AD 238-244, with Tranquillina. Roman provincial Ӕ Tetrassarion; 11.05 g, 25.5 mm, 7 h. Thrace, Anchialus, AD...
That variety with the bust wearing the stephane is unlisted in RIC and Cohen. It is listed in BMCRE and RSC: BMCRE 109; RSC 120b. The early...
I'm saddened by the number of coins that were "withdrawn" (presumably as fakes). These particular coins were probably the ones he was most proud...
Gallus's coins of the Rome mint average only 30.9% silver,* so that's what you call a low profit margin! *Pannekeet, C. “A Theory on How the...
Tyche in a tetrastyle temple. [IMG] Philip II, AD 244-249. Roman provincial Æ 23.8 mm, 8.42 g, 11 h. Mesopotamia, Nisibis, AD 244-49. Obv: ΑVΤΟΚ...
So, at $1000 because "it's old," that's a little more than $10 a year since its manufacture. I'll sell him this penny-sized bronze coin for...
Yep! Just a compass dot. Barely visible compass dot (just above the baby on the right's knee): [ATTACH] Big compass dot -- to match the...
Of course, in ancient numismatics, there is nothing more common than a rare coin. Each of us has several.
Nice examples, @Clavdivs ! These coins are impressive in hand. Here are some of mine. Constantius as Caesar: [IMG] Constantius I, Caesar,...
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