Something to do with the Seven Hills of Rome? I know there's someone on this forum who knows all about this... :)
Interesting. What's the significance of the constellation for the emperors? Coins were used for propaganda? What message were they trying to...
I'm aware that there may be other threads relating to this question, but does anyone here know off-hand what the accepted speculation is about the...
Lovey coin! Part of the charm of these early Eastern issues of Severus is their irregularity. I think the crescent-and-stars type and all the...
Congratulations! Nice large coin and interesting history!
Thank you! This is my understanding as well. I have a few other coins with green. Dark green is malachite, which is a harmless mineral. Light...
The significance of the horn has to do with Elagabalus's role as both Emperor and as high priest of his religion, which was the worship of the...
I received my first coin of 2018 a couple of weeks ago, but just finally got around to photographing it. I thought it would be interesting to post...
True, CoinTalk is not a museum, as I clearly acknowledged.
It's difficult to guess intent based on his post. I don't see anything in his words that would indicate abusive intent. Certainly images like this...
Really, the administrators of this board would censor ancient art? Here's an article about censorship of ancient art in museums: Museum...
[ATTACH] Caracalla. AR denarius, Rome mint, struck 214 CE; 18mm, 3.03g, 1h. BMCRE 91–2, RIC 238a, RSC 242. Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM; laureate...
I've got a coin coming in the mail that I think might have BD. This is good information. Thanks!
Cool Vitellius. Worn coins have character. I like that you have multiple collecting goals that you can move between depending on your budget and...
Here is a digital tray of my "wives of Elagabalus" collection. It includes a complete set of major types of Julia Paula denarii, the only...
Great stuff so far!
Maybe he decided to be proactive in notifying people. Seems like it would lead to higher sales prices.
Here is the information he gave me when I bid in one of his auctions for the first time about three years ago. I just found this by searching old...
I'm thinking of bidding on something ... maybe. Last time I placed a bid, he never let me know that I was outbid, so I lost the item. I was...
Some lions here: [ATTACH] Caracalla. AR antoninianus, Rome mint, struck 216 CE; 24mm, 3.88g, 12h. BMC 177 var (differing bust type)., RIC 283b,...
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