Welcome. Your coins’ denominations are referred to as Didrachms. The weights are within the correct range. As for authenticity... It’s hard to...
The weight seems correct for a sixth stater(diobol). However, the only AV(not EL)sixth stater featuring Herakles on the obverse that I can seem...
The OP’s coin sold @ a CNG auction (in a lot of 2 coins) in 2002. [ATTACH] Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1793. Estimate $200. Closing Date: Wednesday, 22...
Are you absolutely sure OP? [ATTACH] BLOOD IN...BLOOD OUT...
[ATTACH] SYRIA, Cyrrhestica. Beroea. Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ 25mm, 11.16g O: ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙС ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟС ΑΡΙСΤ СΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ ΠΑΡΘ, laureate head right....
‘Ancient’ to me represents referring to items that are dated in 1000s of years(millennia) ago vs. those dated 100s of years(centuries) ago.
[ATTACH] P. Satrienus. 77 BC. AR Denarius. Rome Mint. 3.27g. O: Helmeted head of young Mars right; Control mark LXXX behind. R: ROMA; She-wolf...
A recent pick-up(much greener in hand):[ATTACH] Domitian. AD 81-96. Æ As Rome mint. 29mm. 13.19g. Struck AD 86. O: Laureate bust right, wearing...
Heh, I recognize that pic from a S. Album auction a few months back. I had a couple of those mixed lots on my radar as well. I failed to secure...
The answer is not set in stone. There is no verifiable proof that any construction of an aqueduct was started at the time that M. Aemilius...
Thanks for the link. I perused the article in its entirety. It, however, is not a discussion; rather it is the sole opinion of one Meriwether...
I’d like to go with the “ignorance is bliss” route when it comes to the absolute reality that we here on the ancients’ board may at times be in...
Well, there is also the Pons Aemilius(AKA Ponte Rotto) — Rome’s oldest stone bridge. A section can still be seen standing today, albeit in ruins....
I enjoy good detective work. Here is an example ‘Sold as a Paduan Medallion’ from a recent Roma auction: E-Sale 67, 06-02-2020, Lot 1323 Diva...
I have a high level of confidence that #2(Agrippina) is a cast copy. As such, guilt by association puts the rest as highly suspect. #4’s(Galba)...
Ooh that is a gem! That would be one of my favorites too. <insert envious emoji here>
[ATTACH] Agrippa. Died 12 BC. Æ As. Rome mint. 28mm, 10.46g. Struck under Gaius (Caligula), AD 37-41 O: Head left, wearing rostral crown. R:...
I read about this recently...So awesome a find. I think they need to glean whatever research they can about the hoard info, and then repatriate...
Pizza is food of the gods, no doubt, but it deserves to be noted that no ancient Roman ever set eyes on a tomato, nor a pepper.
Early Rome was a backwater that consisted primarily of a group of ‘rag-tag’ male miscreants and outcasts. The understanding that if Rome was ever...
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