Most of what you guys are saying is true, I don’t know anyone else my age who collects coins, or even has more than a passing interest in history,...
Does anyone know who is actually on the obverse? Diadumenion maybe?
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Macrinus AE26 from Gabala, 217-218. AVT K M OΠ MAKΡEINOC / ΓABAΛEωN. BMC 20.
I don't know about physically finding his body, but I do recall reading an article somewhere that reported large amounts of holed and otherwise...
Hoard of Viking coins seized during police raid could ‘change British history’ (Original article title from The Independent)...
Ha, exactly what I've done! Nice coin, by the way. I have a Crispus VOT V as well, but I seem to have misplaced my camera... :arghh:
Whatever the opinions of his personal character are, it cannot be disputed what effect he had on the armies of the Empire. He devised the mobile...
It looks like a sigma (ς) to me.
That's what my father told me when I bought my first ancient, and he was serious too. o_O
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Wow!
Göbl and Elks attribute them to Cyzicus, which can then tied into the SPQR issue of Claudius II that was from Cyzicus. I agree with them, as these...
Bad news indeed.
It looks like the standard VICTORIA AVG reverse that is on most of Laelianus's antoniniani, a search of the PAS database yields 4 of that type...
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