[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius Egypt, Alexandria, 142-143 AD. Tetradrachm, BI, 13.40 gr. Obv.:CЄB ЄVCЄB ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟC; laureate, draped, and...
Cornuflacia?
I disagree, a lot of auctioneers are dealers, they just changed their businessmodel. The auction estimate/starting is their purchase-price, their...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Got to show off this Akragas coin. Sicily, Akragas. 425 - 426 BC. AR litra, 1.04gr. Obv: eagle to the left, holding serpent in...
Great story to a wonderful coin. That's precisely what makes numismatics so interesting.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Never quite understood ERIC II (and I for that matter). Hostilian as emperor; Vaillant S.343, not in RIC.
How about Sposianus, supposed to have ruled around 248 AD. Aurei of him have been found in Rumania. Another revolt of the Danube legions?
Harshly cleaned: yes. Tooled? I would say: re-engraved.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] "K" (sorry for the out of focus, still learning to handle my smartphone).
The best of luck for you two (three) (or more?).
In the CNG 2001 auction it is described as being a Thebes-issue. But in this time bracket Thebes struck coins with a four-spoked wheel reverse and...
Great catch, Carthago. And you must have sharp eyes to have filtered this one out out of all the wreckage.
Some do, others give only limited guarantee.
Very interesting coin Dougsmit, as Saeculum Frugiferum is a north-African fertility god. It is sometimes depicted on Septimius Severus and Clodius...
I especially like the ones where Taras uses a squid to whip the dolphin. Who said the ancient Greeks had no sense of humor?
One thing is for sure: he had a big nose. It is believed that the hat many of the modern-day Afghani wear evolved from the kausia.
Ex S.C. issues were struck when there was a need for extra money for special purposes. The funds had to be assigned by the Senate, hence ex S.C....
Nice Antialkides Stevex6. Look at the hooked nose, I like that very much.
[IMG][IMG] Something like this? This is a known fake.
Postumus junior? Only known from the highly untrustworthy Historia Augusta. Could have included Cyriades and Trebellianus in the list of emperors...
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