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    From Lydia, Philadelphia: Dionysos and a spotted "panther"

    Since leopard literally means "spotted lion" in Greek, the term in ancient times referred to spotted big cats in particular. The Greeks and Romans...
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 11, 2020 at 9:52 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Septimius Severus - CERERI VRVG

    That's interesting. The "misspelling" suggests the initial V in VRVG was pronounced as a voiced labial fricative V (the unvoiced being F), not as...
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 11, 2020 at 4:38 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Saturday Night Free For All

    Photographing coins in the overhead sunlight. No new coins to show, just a few oldies of Julia Domna: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 11, 2020 at 4:15 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Wanna see a COMET ?

    Neat post, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix ! Do you have this book? I think you'd enjoy it. [ATTACH]
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:35 AM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    16,000 Likes Celebration & Dad's Root Beer

    That's interesting and fun!
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:32 AM in forum: Coin Chat
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    Games of Brotherly Love

    That's a great little coin, @Sulla80 ! Fantastic strike on that reverse type and an interesting and very informative write-up! I hope it's...
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 11, 2020 at 9:57 AM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Mamaea as acquisition

    Nice! And scarcer than the sestertius version.
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 10, 2020 at 1:14 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Covid-19 ...Post a Coin you are waiting on... if you DARE

    If you like Women of the Caesars, you'll enjoy this one by @Jasper Burns ! [ATTACH]
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 9, 2020 at 10:52 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    A Roman Tale of Two Tails

    How fun, @Dobbin ! Congratulations on attributing the little thing! Very nice thing for @Victor_Clark to do, too! The folks at this board are THE...
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 9, 2020 at 10:47 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Trajan With She-Wolf

    I like these quadrantes. Here's one with a right-facing she-wolf: [IMG] Trajan, AD 98-117. Roman Æ quadrans, 3.68 g, 16.4 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD...
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 9, 2020 at 10:43 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Mamaea as acquisition

    In general, denarii and sestertii of Julia Mamaea are plentiful, but while not rare, the middle bronzes of this empress appear less frequently on...
    Thread by: Roman Collector, Jul 9, 2020 at 10:38 PM, 11 replies, in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em

    Athena: [IMG] Diocletian, AD 284-305. Roman billon tetradrachm, 19.2 mm, 7.24 g, 12 h. Egypt, Alexandria, AD 285-6. Obv: Α Κ Γ ΟVΑΛ ΔΙΟΚΛΗΤΙΑΝΟC...
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 9, 2020 at 9:17 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Fides the Waitress

    I have only one coin with this reverse type: [IMG] Caracalla as Caesar, AD 195-198. Roman AR denarius, 2.46 g, 18.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 198. Obv:...
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 8, 2020 at 9:26 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Diadumenian/Artemis Tetrassarion from Nicopolis ad Istrum: So many die matches!

    That's a neat one, @Nathan401 ! I like that youthful, beardless Asklepios -- he must have been only an intern! ;)
    Post by: Roman Collector, Jul 8, 2020 at 9:19 PM in forum: Ancient Coins