Maybe it was the constant shock of having just lost two-thirds of the Empire.
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I guess a bunch of these would make one of your argenteus. It's my favourite coin from the great city of Karthago. Love the lion on this one:...
That argenteus from Karthago is just a beaut. Quite a catch, Victor!
I really do love the sand-cast flans these tetradrachmas are struck on. The Alexandrian style is also quite nice. Must be due to my Roman Egyptian...
It is indeed quite tragic. I couldn't imagine how it would have been to have your head chopped off in the city center of one of the largest of the...
These coins are simply out of this world.
Those are some exquisite coins. I laughed quite a bit when I learned how to properly pronounce the Emperor Pupienus' name.
Galerius was hugely successful against the Persians leading a massive invasion of their empire and laying waste to Ctesiphon. The Persians would...
My only Victory over Parthia coin: Septimius Severus AR Denarius [IMG] 202 - 210 A.D., Rome Mint 2.843g, 19.5mm, 12H Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG,...
I could just imagine the sound that Illyrian beast of a man must have made as he came bearing down on that poor little flan. A great coin Aidan!
I ain't much of a collector for coins from the early period, but I do love myself a good dog!
I like #2 quite a bit! Lovely whip on that Sol.
They were usually struck on irregularly shaped flans. The ancients didn't care too much about using technology to obtain a perfectly circular...
Eek! No horror stories yet from this humble corner of the universe up here in the Great North, Strong and Free. Luckily the only horror I had to...
I prefer #9. Very nice coins, Al Kowsky! :D That is indeed a lovely portrait of Maximianus. You can really tell how much of a large warrior he...
Consider the following example of a half follis, or 20 nummi, coin. Denoted by the greek numeral K, this one was minted in another major city,...
A couple more. I can't get enough of the Byzantine period. The Emperor Justinian and his determination to liberate all lost provinces. If he...
Welcome! Byzantine coins, or coins from very late in the Roman Empire's history as I like to call them, are truly fascinating. They tell one of...
It was likely that he served under Galerius during the Roman invasion of the Persian Empire. He probably saw Ctesiphon and observed the military...
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