[ATTACH] Aelia Eudoxia (wife of Arcadius) Augusta, A.D. 400-404 (Bronze) AE3 Nicomedia mint, A.D. 395-401 Obv: AEL EVDO-XIA AVG Rev: GLORIA...
There's nothing about the coin that strikes me as obviously fake. From the looks of it, I'm guessing that there was some copper mixed in with the...
[ATTACH] Cyzicus mint Obv: IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG Rev: ORIENS AVG - Sol, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left; captive at...
Rather than cluttering up this thread, I'll direct anyone who is interested to my collection of Bronze Coins of Constantine I ("the Great"), where...
What is a cut bid? I've never heard this term before.
Thank you, @Roman Collector. "Ally of the Romans" makes sense.
The reverse isn't much to look at, but here's my Venus Victrix: [ATTACH] Lucilla Augusta, A.D. 164-182/3 Silver Denarius Rome mint, A.D. 164-169...
There are also some Father/Son Coins on which Valerian I and Gallienus shared the same reverse during their joint reign. I started a thread about...
Thanks, @DonnaML. So I guess we can assume that the Roman Senate guaranteed the value of these coins. I didn't know this.
Under magnification it looks like the bronze is covered by a thin layer of silver.
This coin came from the same lot as the other two that I just posted: [ATTACH] Is it my imagination, or does the obverse portrait look...
Sorry to be so judgemental--it's not the coin's fault if it's bronze--but aren't bronzes of Elagabalus from Antioch, Syria, supposed to have a...
I totally missed that reverse inscription. You're right; it's not a denarius.
I got this in a small bulk lot. I've never seen one before. It looks like a fourrée obol from Miletos. Although the surface is very dark, it looks...
[Sigh] Yeah . . .
Your photography skills are growing rapidly. Re, your Elagabalus: "Bronze AE" is redundant, since AE means bronze. The coin looks like a denarius....
Are these coins an exact replica, or does the reverse inscription give it away? My Claudius/Minerva does not have an inscription. [ATTACH]
I just received this coin in the mail yesterday. It's from Roma eAuction 84: [ATTACH] Sextus Pompey AE As Sicilian mint, Ca. 42-38 B.C. Obv: MAGN...
I bought a couple of group lots from Roma before and, going back through earlier auctions, found that all the coins were originally listed...
All ancient coins have been cleaned at one time or another. They have lain in the ground for centuries and were covered with dirt and other...
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