[ATTACH] Here's a decent-condition early Heraclius. The provincial mints had an evencruder /wavier cuirass. However, I think I see more than one...
How cool! A nice Sear 882 was always on my bucket list. Here's mine. [ATTACH]
The previous post refers to the 'Maurice Tiberius', which could be Justinian (but I don't see a cross in the obv. field) or an early Heraclius....
I just don't know, it's just in such rough shape. The crude cuirass would suggest an early Heraclius. The rough surface just makes one unsure of...
I take that back; I think it may be Constantinople. I guessed Nikomedia because of the bucket-head, but Maurice's Constantinople portraits were...
Byzantine Coins And Their Values by David R Sear 2nd Edition The .pdf versions (from Spink) aren't too expensive. The magic man one is tougher....
Justinian I, Antioch mint, AE 40 nummia, Sear Byzantine 220, Year 21/officina 2.
Thanks!
For a good chunk of the 250's, it also would have far behind enemy lines, with Persia briefly occupying much of Syria.
Aha, so I was right! The bug eyes gave it away. Besides the initial Persian campaign, I always thought a Samosata attribution was strange; why...
I'm a bit rusty, but I think it is.
[MEDIA] Aaron Berk, a well-known ancients dealer, discussed the raw/slab markets, and the differences between the ancient market and the U.S....
That's a pleasant present! Is it from the Antioch/Samosata mint? I have pretty few Valerians; most of mine are Sestertii. I think the previous...
Secret Saturnalia was a success. It also has the advantage of starting on the 17th. I'm hoping everyone here has a great Secret Santa.
Some of the temples pictured are distinct from the other ones. I didn't know that, about the regional differences of Tyche's representation.
After some cropping and resizing, I can share these. I'm so happy with my generous presents! It's also my first Faustina (the lost bag of asses...
Quite interesting. The only ones of this type that I'm aware of in my collection are two very low-grade ones from dirtyoldcoins bulk lots. Both...
The posted gifts have been very nice at N-F. I was truly blown away by the generosity of my Secret Saturn. *Grr, I have to drag my pics into a...
Thanks! The Mauger medal is a very cool 'modern' coin.
My father does sometimes collect ancients, although most are budget types. I had initially chosen the Divus Augustus as the coin present. While...
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