This FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse with the galley is found on coins of Constantius II and Gallus' coins too. It is not just for Constans. The...
It's not about coins. It's about something I saw two weeks ago, this monumental sculpture by the Columbian artist César Hénao, erected last year...
"Panem et circenses", this is the well-known formula summarizing what the Roman people expected from Caesar, the emperor. And indeed propaganda...
[ATTACH] AE 26 mm, 7.40 g Obv.: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PM (counter-clockwise), laureate head right Rev.: no legend, eagle on globe, [ S ] C....
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Yes, thre is an anachronism on reverse. The Eiffel Tower under the throne was not built before 1889 AD. [ATTACH]
Sorry but the two limes denarii of Caracalla (bottom left) are very probably modern cast fakes. They are identical, including the centering and...
In 1682 Louis XIV, king of France, ordered a plain silver furniture for his new palace of Versailles. Tables, mirrors, other kind of furniture...
Maximinus Thrax (could've been called Max the Thrax). He was born in the province of Thrace - hence his origo. He enlisted in the army and had a...
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/1381
From Balzac's Eugenie Grandet : "Dear cousin!" whispered Eugenie, throwing down the letter and running softly back to her room, carrying one of...
Interesting debates ahead about the mint place of some Punic coins. If minted in Carthage they'll be stricken with a 55% tariff (Tunisia). But if...
I don't have any Volkano coin, but I think this vacation picture in Italy may be relevant [ATTACH]
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