Yes.
A victim of bronze disease, which has now been treated.
What a fun thread, @DonnaML! I have a Caprarius, too: [IMG] C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius, 125 BC. Roman AR denarius, 3.89 g, 18.4 mm, 1 h....
This is one of the most fascinating threads I've read here in a while! What a confluence of numismatics, archaeology, ancient literature and art...
Very informative and interesting write-up, as always, @Jochen1. The coin of Berytos is absolutely fascinating. I, too, was puzzled by the...
[IMG] Maxentius, AD 307-312. Roman billon follis, 6.44 g, 24.5 mm, 1 h. Ostia, 4th officina, AD 309-312. Obv: IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG, laureate...
Wow! Coins spilling from a cornucopiae! That @lordmarcovan is a modern day Abundantia! [ATTACH]
I think it might be a "transliterate from the Latin -NQ as NK" kind of thing. Perhaps they wouldn't use a Greek spelling convention on a non-Greek...
Well, here are some more Gordian and Tranquillinas from Anchialus and ALL of them spell Tranquillina with the N, even though they use the Γ in...
I forgot there might be a gamma nasal in Tranquillina! On your coin and on @DonnaML's coin, the engraver uses an N, not a Γ in her name, even when...
[IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman provincial Æ assarion, 6.04 g, 19.2 mm, 1 h. Koinon of Thessaly, Larissa, AD 158-165. Obv: ΦΑVϹΤЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ;...
[IMG] Aeolis, Kyme. Greek Æ 15.5 mm, 3.69 g, 1 h. Magistrate Zoilos, c. 165-90 BC. Obv: Draped bust of Artemis, right, bow and quiver at shoulder....
Those who frequent the board are probably aware that I'm a Greek geek, that I groove on Greek grammar, that I love linguistics, that I think...
From an NAC auction catalog (pp. 96-97 toward the bottom): VOIROL (1884-1967), AUGUST. Dr. Voirol had discovered numismatics by chance during...
I am so sorry you lost your mother, @ambr0zie. :( It's heartbreaking to lose a parent.
I don't know what it is about these Gordians and their bluish patination. [ATTACH]
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