There's apparently some disagreement as to whether the city depicted on this is Rome or Augusta Treverorum. The author thinks Rome (which surely...
[ATTACH] From East and West in the Roman Empire of the Fourth Century (2015), pg. 54
Yeah, the legends complicate these intriguingly. Taken in isolation, "VIRTVS MILITVM" naturally suggests a military structure; and "PROVIDENTIAE"...
Much obliged to you for this. Philately has hardly covered itself in glory in the past few decades, between the torrent of new issues from every...
The best authorities regard the head on Alexander's tetradrachms as intended to be simply a young Hercules -- not "Alexander attired as Hercules,"...
Acquired this one recently(-ish) from Busso Peus -- I'd been waiting patiently for a lifetime issue where the portrait possesses (to my eyes,...
I believe (someone please step in if I'm incorrect) there's no credible portrait of Vitellius outside of the coins. The "Grimani Vitellius"...
Excellent! This one's very far down the Vitellius end of the spectrum. Vitellius was quite a striking guy in appearance — there's a hardness in...
A digression of a digression but this is quite bemusing to me also. I know the grading of US issues is the fourth branch of science and the...
Incidentally, how come the obscure Valerius Severus is known to posterity as "Severus II" when he was clearly Severus III, after Shemp Severus and...
As someone who's rather inexperienced with auction firms this is new intelligence for me -- I assume the old house is Bank L__ and the new one L__...
Ha, I was eyeing this up just a couple of days ago actually. Absolutely beautiful type -- if I had the money I'd love to indulge in these kinds of...
Fascinating discussion (and excellent photos -- that deer tiara is very picturesque). If I could possibly tack on a question prompted by my...
Great coins everyone! @Alegandron 's square drachm is particularly adorable. I'm far from an expert on these matters but, as I understand,...
To my considerable regret, I've lately been too busy with personal negotium to post much — I'm never too busy to spend too much money on stuff I...
Very interesting stuff -- I'll admit I had no idea Antoninus P. had an "optimo principi" type. Might anybody know what the occasion was?
Argh! I also had my eye on this one. Normally anything pierced would be a hard no for me, but the cult of Antinous is one of the most intriguing...
This is definitely something that worries me — I mean, ancient coins probably are undervalued, no? I assume we all had a similar reaction, at the...
The man himself! Thanks for digging this up -- absolutely beautiful work. Just a shame about the lettering on the obverse(!)
Immensely regrettable that this is a topic we'll probably never know too much about. Mattingly speculated that the increased artistry of the...
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