Here's a Sirmium mint one. [IMG] Fausta, AD 324-326. Roman billon centenionalis, 2.65 g, 20.2 mm, 6 h. Sirmius, AD 324-25. Obv: FLAV MAX FAVSTA...
Now all you have to do is decide whether it reads IVNONI REGINAE or IVNO. [IMG]
Thank you for your kind words, @Marsyas Mike, and thanks for showing your Faustina coins! I can't get enough of them. The only figure standing...
Cool coin, @David Atherton! Looks chunky! Here are some coins depicting Mighty Isis. [IMG] Claudius II Gothicus, AD 268-270. Roman billon...
[IMG] TGIFF, everyone!! Today we're going to discuss some coins I haven't discussed in detail before. In fact, these coins are so pedestrian...
Great deal, @furryfrog02! I can't help you with deciphering the mint I'm afraid. Just not familiar enough with the styles of the various ones....
This Nerva is more interesting for the size of his nose than for the depiction of Libertas: [IMG] Nerva, AD 96-98. Roman AR denarius, 2.65 g,...
[IMG] I do!! I like my coins like I like my salsa! [ATTACH] Hot, thick & chunky!!! This hot and hunky chunky monkey came from none other than...
What an entertaining and educational thread, @John Anthony! I have but a single Janus coin. I hope you all aren't tired of looking at it. [IMG]...
Some scarce ones there, @furryfrog02! The year is off to a good start. Pouring a libation to Juno Lucina for Mrs. Frog and a safe delivery of that...
Terrific write-up, as always, @Jochen1! Some reverse types I simply have to acquire! Your article also helped me to understand the unusual use...
I became interested in this coin because it was used as the logo for an early 20th century coin dealer, Thomas L. Elder, as seen on this old...
Nominative Cerēs Genitive Cereris Dative Cererī Accusative Cererem Ablative Cerere Vocative Cerēs
Going bald: [ATTACH] Carus, AD 282-283. Roman billon Antoninianus, 3.57 g, 21 mm, 6 h. Antioch, AD 282. Obv: IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, radiate,...
One of my biggest scores of 2021 was this long-sought-after denarius, the VENERI VICTRICI reverse type featuring the cult image of Venus Victrix...
Woo doggy!! That's a bodacious bunch o' beauties, @Ryro! [IMG] All historically important and all fun! I chose the elusive Tiffilian city of...
I'm with @Victor_Clark on this one. The consensus of expert opinion seems to be that these coins depict the celestial sphere, not the earth.
In his latest CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series article, Mike Markowitz has written about ancient coins pierced with holes.
Tyler Rossi has recently written an article for CoinWeek about the influence of ancient coin designs on modern coins. I know we've had a thread or...
[IMG] Greek Ionia, Miletos. AE Hemiobol, 3.35 g, 18.3 mm, 12 h. Aeschylinos, magistrate, ca. 200 BC. Obv: Apollo Didymeus standing right, holding...
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