Octavius

Does not look like bronze disease to me. Looks like verdigris or copper carbonate. Nice coin.

RR didrachm , c. 280 BCE... RR aes grave , Triens, c. 280 BCE... RR Aes grave Triens , wheel / prancing horse, c. 225 BCE...

Looks fine.

Great Britain does not intend to give back The Elgin Marbles to Greece or the Rosetta Stone to Egypt. France does not intend to give back the Mona Lisa to Italy. Germany does not intend to give back the Gates of Babylon to Iraq. And Italy does not intend to give back any of the many obelisks in the piazzas to Egypt. But this women is robbed of her @ $1000.00 coin collection? What shameful hypocrisy on such a colossal level! Those coins are going to wind up in someone else's pocket!

I don't really collect much after Diocletian, but for some reason I felt drawn to this Siliqua of Honorius, so here is my last contribution with a reverse of VIRTVS ROMANORVM...

I hope the Scottish government doesn't hit you up with a 30 year property tax bill. "Laird"!

several Republican denarii with nice toning...

Here are two ADVENTVS Antoniniani of Decius and Probus... A sestertius of Septimius Severus commemorating Victory in Britannia,,, and finally , the opposite of Adventus - or a PROFECTIO , or the "setting out" of the emperor , Marcus Aurelius, on a campaign in this sestertius...

Your work is amazing @LONGINUS ! I'm happy just being able to turn my computer on without a glitch.

What a fantastic year with such fabulous coins! Hope you have just as great a year in 2024!

I also did not realize there were two varieties of this coin. Mine appears to have the curved inscription. These coins may be common , but to me they are very handsome.

Dupondius of Nero's Macellum on the Caelian Hill in Rome...

Coins of Tiberius... 1. Aureus with Livia seated... 2. Denarius "tribute penny" 3. As with rudder / globe... 4. As with caduceus... 5. As with SC reverse...

Actually , more than think. The word "obsessed" comes to mind.

These are some of my favorite Neros in several denominations.... 1. Dynastic issue under Claudius - aureus with Boscoreale toning... 2. Aureus of Nero as a boy, again under Claudius... 3. Aureus of the corpulent Nero that we've all come to love... 4. My favorite sestertius of Nero with DECVRSIO reverse... struck in Lugdunum (also my favorite) 5. Port of Ostia sestertius ( unfortunately I took this photo. This explains why all my photos are from the various dealers). 6. My favorite denarius... 7. Dupondius with Victory holding wreath... 7. Nice looking As with Victory holding globe inscribed SPQR... 8 . Dupondius with mesmerizing portrait and SECVRITAS reverse,.... 9. One more sestertius from mint of Rome with Nero addressing troops. Standing next to him is Praetorian prefect - likely Tigellinus...

Several Antoniniani of Elagabalus... 1. Fides Exercitus reverse... 2. Salus of Antoninus Augustus... 3. Victory with wreath...

All beautiful examples. I love the wreath on the obverse...

Constantine - with camp gate reverse.

I have a couple of Maxentius folles, but they're the same - reverse of temple with Roma. CONSERV VRB SVAE - the savior of his city....

I find this coin outstanding.

Very handsome looking coin.

Beautiful photos brought back neat memories. I had great, great grandparents from Formia , down the road from Gaeta. I visited the area many years ago and it was breathtaking. I particularly remember what was thought to be Cicero's tomb near there.

My blue frog Aes grave from Tuder (Todi)... More blue azurite on Aes Grave Semis and Triens...

In my opinion,that is the most fantastic, iconic and amazing Roman coin ever struck. It's on my dream list too ,some day. Congratulations!

My one coin of Constantius I , with reverse of Jupiter holding globe on which is perched Victory, crowning him with a wreath...