I don't like the style and I especially don't like how the dotted border isn't very circular. Brand new auction house. My spider-sense is tingling...
[IMG] Claudius, AD 41-54. Roman provincial Æ 23.2 mm, 7.13 g, 12 h. Cilicia, Caesarea (formerly Mopsuestia), AD 50/1. Obv: ΤΙΒЄΡΙΟϹ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ...
Perhaps the most famous ibis-containing coin is this Hadrian travel series denarius. Mine's a fourée. [IMG] Hadrian, AD 117-138. Roman fourée...
Exactly. There is only one Antonine denarius with that combination of reverse legend and Pax in that pose.
Yes, from Siscia. MIR (Gobl) MIR 1438i. See José de Sousa's catalog of the Frank Reinhardt collection p.292. That's not an epsilon in the left...
What a cool find, @Ryro! And kudos to @zumbly for his attribution skillz!! I have only one coin with a labrys or bipennis.:eek: [IMG] Phrygia,...
Fantastic, @JayAg47! Everyone should have a lifetime Faustina the Elder! Mine has a raggedy flan. [IMG] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman AR...
TGIF, everyone! Today is not just Faustina Friday, it's … [IMG] … because this coin is freaky! To those with just a passing familiarity with...
Proof that hope (Spes) springs eternal, @David Atherton? Won at a Spanish auction that closed on 19 December. It arrived Tuesday, 1 March. [ATTACH]
A meme going around on Facebook! :joyful: [IMG]
Here is one of each Caesar from the Trier mint. [IMG] Galerius as Caesar, AD 293-305. Roman silvered billon follis, 8.62 g, 27.2 mm, 6 h. Trier,...
Here's some Neptune! [IMG] Claudius II, AD 268-270. Roman billon Antoninianus, 4.12 g, 20.6 mm, 5 h. Antioch, 1st emission, AD 268-269. Obv: IMP...
That sux.
Did you ever hear anything about what happened, @Gavin Richardson?
As empress, Julia Domna was famous for her political, social, and philosophical influence. As the emperor's wife, she received the titles of...
I got outbid on everything at Leu and Cayon so I bought myself a little snack from Marc Breitsprecher with some of the money I saved. I have...
Beautiful example of that coin!!
Cool! It has a radiate crown like the antoninianus to indicate the double-denomination! [IMG]
In the area of IRONIC pairing of the reverse type with the emperor is this CONCORDIA MILITVM reverse of Florian, whose army rose up against him...
Magnificent coins, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, and educational and entertaining write-up, too! It's not just Mars' month, but it's also his day!...
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