[ATTACH] Silver Denarius Rome mint, A.D. 213 Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Rev: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P - Serapis, togate, wearing polos on...
The color of that coin is pretty extraordinary. Is that silver toning, an artifact of the photography, or is there some other explanation?
I've always been something of an opportunist collector. I stumble upon something interesting and unexpected, and that spurs a new collecting...
In case it's helpful, here's my example, with Year 12 in the exergue rather than Year 13: [ATTACH] Hostilian Caesar, A.D. 250(?)-251 Augustus,...
It looks like he's resting his right hand on a shield and holding a spear. To me, that suggests Mars.
Perhaps the sculptor was inspired by this coin: [ATTACH]
It looks like someone turned your Geta into a pendant. Since the hole is already there, I don't think anyone would blame you if you did that...
Owning a possum is just one step up from owning a tree.
My apologies for the poor photo. This coin was part of a collection assembled by Phil Peck. It was in a coin envelop with "Lugdunum" written in...
That is correct. It's possible that the mold was cracked or that the original coin--the one from which the mold was made--was stamped with a...
It's a cracked die.
Larissa, in Thessaly? Just a guess, biut if so, then that would be the nymph Larrisa on the obverse.
No offense, Harry G, but a coin like that is unlikely to go for more than $15 or so on eBay. I can't imagine why anyone would bother faking a coin...
I think it is interesting that on the reverse of the OP the emperor is depicted as noticeably larger than Jupiter. I don't think I've seen this...
RIC 282 is a DIVO CLAVDIO obverse with a PAX AETERNA reverse. RIC 283 is DIVO CLAVDIO and PAX AVG. Both these reverses are described as Pax...
[ATTACH] Julius Caesar First Triumvir, 60-53 B.C. Dictator for Life, 44 B.C. Silver Denarius Rome mint, 44 B.C. Obv: DICT PERPETVO - CAESAR -...
My initial impression was that orientation #1 is correct. Once you get something stuck in your head, it's hard to move beyond that. But I think...
I disagree. It's more like taking lipstick off a pig.
This coin was part of a lot of unattributed silver fractions. All the coins were from Asia Minor, mostly Ionia, Aeolis and Troas. I've attributed...
Yes, if we are going to clean coins, we have to accept the fact that there will be occasional failures. Learn from this, but don't beat yourself...
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