Maybe the left facing coins were struck on “unlucky” days or for some other reason. But that’s sheer speculation.
As someone who really like large bronzes I have been fascinated by those from this city. The largest ones were struck ca. reign of Septimius to...
Beautiful coin - I had a worn example but sold it - how I regret that decision. This is a beauty.
P.S. is this the one sold on Heritage - there was an early Geta that went for low four figures but I don’t think this is it but I’m not sure. The...
I had one but the obverse was so badly tooled that I sent it back. This is a wonderful find - I’ve been looking for an untooled one for two...
It is quite a coincidence that the type that I was going to make the center piece of a planned article on rarity is the coin that you purchased....
I commented on the type but not the oddity on the reverse. I cannot account for it but sometimes the reverse of another the same coin get stuck...
too many typos - should not be doing this as 1:40am!
Stunning reverse! Simply stunning!
I have one of these I won in a Polish auction and will post it - There is another that was on sale on ebay in a higher grade but the buyer wanted...
I would love to read your Thesis and your die studies of Severan sestertii - I would try to update the die study if you had not done so already -...
Quite real, VERY rare, worth more than what you spent in my opinion. I have a die match of this one - these are almost always found very worn....
The Genius is an IMPX type - very rare - I have one with the same reverse die. Oddly enough it is the same IMP X coin as that previously posted by...
I cannot account for the "S" - a mistake - I have to check the Clay example and ACSEARCH
And of course I forgot to respond -I owned an example, foolishly sold, and saw another one for sale in much better condition. These are quite...
I have a post card of the coin somewhere from the BM - with both sides.
Pax is rare for Elagabalus - the doubling on the reverse inscription is interesting - wonder why the figure is not doubled as well? Blake
I agree! I had one that took three or four years - then I’m looking through a book on the Limdgren collection of Greek bronzes and there it is....
P.S. Mytilene struck coins that looked very much like this but the inscription would be different.
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