Lovely coin, RC. And another informative post, as ever. I have a non-stephane sestertius (which I seen now needs some date-honing based on...
Nice coin - nicer than my Antoninus Pius Providentia sestertius. Note the differences in the portraits to your Marcus Aurelius - although they...
I agree - I have made the SMH/SMN error several times in the past and the long legend just doesn't fit for Gratian. The obscure last letter that...
Thank you Jochen! I'll add the Hristova/Hoeft/Jekov attribution to my flip. Best Regards
I have a similar type for Kassander - [ATTACH] Macedonia Kingdom Æ 18 Kassander (c. 305-297 B.C.) Pella or Amphipolis mint Head of...
Interesting problem - my PVC experience with silver is similar to the comment by @Victor_Clark - a greasy residue and green gunk on the flip. It...
Thank you @seth77 @Victor_Clark @ancient coin hunter for your responses! Valentinian II does seem likely because of the length of the legend,...
In a lot of miscellaneous Romans, a tiny LRB with VOT V reverse was included. After a lot of staring through a loupe and rummaging around the...
That makes a lot of sense to me. The value of these "nummi" were so low even when first minted in Roman times I read that they circulated in...
With our without dots that is a nice-looking Tetricus. These are so often so poorly struck. Here's a Hadrian sestertius with a dot in the...
Here is one that is a bit strange - 32 mm but only 13.70 grams (very thin flan). I posted this a while back:...
Here's a Caracalla sestertius: [ATTACH] Caracalla Æ Sestertius (215 A.D.) Rome Mint [M AVRE]L ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM,...
The shops at Sardis were destroyed around 617 A.D. (possibly by Persians). In the ruins, thousands of coins were found by archaeologists. Lots of...
This terrific thread seems to be the place to go for my new Septimius Severus AE from Nikopolis ad Istrum. It is 2.65 grams / 17 mm and features...
Thanks for sharing that un-mounted Constantine. That sure seems to be a match to my pin. As for that Spanish pin - I like it! I can't believe...
Nice coin-jewelry, Al. I'd like to have a gold ring like that, but I'd be afraid of wearing it (I tend to lose rings). As for coins in...
Well, Donna, my ignorance was pretty astounding too...I did not know what a stick pin was, exactly, either. Your query piqued my interest. I...
These are lovely coins, even with the bad strikes. Here is mine (or a Bulgarian imitation?): [ATTACH] Isaac II Angelus Billon Aspron Trachy...
Every once in a while I get a Severus Alexander denarius in a lot that looks like the OP. I am not sure if they are fourree cores or just low...
Thank you, Victor! I appreciate it.
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