@ominus1 is a real-life Santa Claus!! He generously gifted me some cool Mongolian currency and a coin! [ATTACH] I've said it before and I'll...
Yes, yes, we all like the action and escapism of blood and guts and carnage and such on our coins. Fun write up, as always, @Ryro! But it's not...
Yes. Lower case letters (minuscules) didn't come about in Greek until the ninth century or so.
I'm pretty sure this is it -- Emeç 865 at Wildwinds. Photo here: [IMG]
That HAS to be it, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix. Nothing else would match "ЄΠΙ ΦΛΑΒΙΟΥ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙ"
The inscription reads ЄΠΙ ΦΛΑBIOY = By Flavius, the name of the magistrate.
I did a little photo processing on the denarius to see it better. I'm not sure it helps. [ATTACH]
My favorite "IVNO REGINA" -- look carefully at the reverse legend ... [ATTACH] Salonina, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.64 g, 23.3 mm....
I find the argument for Aeneas and Anchises compelling. Here's mine. [IMG] M. Herennius, 108-107 BC. Roman AR Denarius, 3.41 g, 17.4 mm, 3 h....
Interesting article by Katarzyna Balbuza: "The Role of Imperial Women in the Monetary Distributions Liberalitas in Rome in the Light of Numismatic...
You're in for some giggles when you hear Pupienus. :woot:
Mythological animal -- a hippocamp. [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.66 g, 21.4 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 267-268. Obv:...
Die matches are not at all unusual in ancient numismatics.
OCRE says (possibly in error) that it's 1496. It contains links to two examples in Vienna and one in the British Museum. The British Museum...
This one has been passed around like a doobie at a Phish concert! Formerly owned by @dougsmit and purchased from @John Anthony, it now resides in...
21. You find yourself screaming at the television, "No, no, no!!! That is NOT the way Crispina wore her hair!!" [IMG] [IMG]
I bought it from HJB and its provenance was in the lot description.
Wow! That's jaw-dropping, @DonnaML! Even without the provenance, it's a very desirable coin. The oldest, well-documented and illustrated...
Very nice!
Update: I recently acquired the sestertius version of this coin. It's one of the nicer sestertii in my collection. [ATTACH] Faustina II, AD...
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