JulGerm, I have plaster casts of all three of the Vienna specimens of your As, and agree that their three examples and yours all share the same...
What I call a "Kraay overstrike", since the explanation that two rev. dies were being struck alternately at the same obv. die first occurred to...
Julius Germanicus, In my article I estimated that the long beard might have been introduced on Macrinus' coinage c. 1 Sept. 217. So the scarce...
Larssten, Both SALVS PVBLICA denarii are of Issue 2, yours from near the beginning of the issue, maybe August 217, because of the short beard;...
Same coin, I'd say. Note the two small pits in exactly the same position before Macrinus' chin. I have noticed that Varbanov quite often...
My article attempted to divide the coinage of Macrinus and Diadumenian into issues, separated from each other by changes of reverse type. Previous...
Nicholas, My first explanation of the adjustment of the year dates in 211, along with pictures of a lot of relevant coins: Berk 166, Oct. 2009,...
As to the beginning of the Caesarean year, it seems that all we can say for sure is that the Caesareans did not wait a full year after an...
As to chronology, 19 was Septimius' last year at Caesarea. After Septimius' death in Feb. 211, Caracalla reduced his year count to 14 and Geta to...
Isn't your Pax seated coin bimetallic, with red copper center and yellow brass rim? If so it is certainly medallic and might have been produced...
My study of the imperial titulature on Roman bronze medallions of 147-196 AD strongly indicated that virtually all of them, so doubtless virtually...
My first two bids in a Noble sale maybe two years ago were both well over estimate, because the coins were rare variants I needed, and I assumed...
Doug, In the Reka Devnia hoard, there were 27 denarii of the Elephant type with IMP VIII and 30 denarii with IMP VIIII, allowing us to estimate...
Doug, If you search for Battle of Lugdunum in the Forum discussion group, you will find a detailed summary of my arguments that that battle...
Severus Alexander, Excuse me for attempting to correct an error you hadn't made!
Severus Alexander wrote regarding the order of Aemilian's two obv. legends: (One small correction, though: the earlier legend is PIVS FEL AVG...
Six specimens in Reka Devnia hoard (C. 560), which fits with rating Scarce.
Apparently the hydra is being consumed by the flames, since tongues of fire are visible not only directly below the monster, but left and right of...
Two interesting and impressive acquisitions! Is it known why the hydra should be shown atop a pile of burning embers?
PeteB: A very interesting large bronze of Domna! Apparently only the third large obv. die recorded for her, and different from the other two in...
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