Cool! That denarius is of the same reverse type as the sestertius in the OP.
Interesting idea! You inspired me to write to the authors of this paper and suggested they do a metallurgic analysis of Carthaginian coins of the...
Kevin in flan quality control strikes again! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oh, I'd say I'm mostly biographic these days, concentrating on Faustina I and II, but also a bit thematic.
Here's a sestertius from the last year of his life: [IMG] Commodus, AD 177-192. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 22.51 g, 29.2 mm, 1 h. Rome, AD 192....
Interesting article: "Despite its prior status as a luxury commodity, silver became widely used for coinage in the Roman world from the 7th...
Oh, @TIF!!! I'm rolling on the floor! [ATTACH]
Distinct portrait -- No other Roman empress wore her hair with a chignon on the top of her head apart from Faustina the Elder. [IMG] Faustina I,...
HUNDREDS of pics!!
The reverse type is Hygieia. The final part of the inscription is ΔΙC ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, referring to the city's status as having two neocorates....
My son, COLLECTOR IVN NOB C, kindly gave me these two books as Christmas gifts. [ATTACH] The first one, Frank L. Holt's When Money Talks, A...
What an entertaining read, @zumbly! Look at those coins! Despite your dad's stroke that forced you to take over the building and loan, despite...
Mrs. Collector gave me a couple of coins for Christmas. :kiss::kiss::kiss: to Mrs. Collector for such a thoughtful gift! [ATTACH] M. Herennius,...
Oooh! That CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE is lovely!!
Those are nice coins, with smooth surfaces, good centering, and clear legends and devices. I like the polished leather patina, too. I don't have...
Snakes on AR: [IMG] Antony and Octavia. AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm. Ephesus, 39 BCE. Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate...
Perhaps write "fake numismatic item" to deter theft and help the dealer in the event customs thinks it has any value.
I thought about Plautilla, but the hairstyle on @DonnaML's figure doesn't have that full-on "melonenfrisur" (watermelon hairstyle) seen on...
Thank you for the kind words! What a COOL COIN!!
Thank you for your kind words! As to the identity of the reverse figure on your middle bronze, it's unclear, as you note. I wonder about SALVTI...
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