[ATTACH] Severus Alexander. AE 37 of Tarsus, Cilicia. Next up : a very large coin
There is a mixture of Greek and Latin letters, some legends do not make sense at all : XIΛƧ IIV for example. These are perhaps imitations of Greek...
[ATTACH] Three sizes of Alexander and Zeus. Obol, drachm (of Philip Arrhidaeus) and tetradrachm. Next up : Alexander the Great
How do I date this? I never dated a Tyche, but I'm an open-minded man so why not, after all? I'm just afraid my wife would notice the incense...
[ATTACH] Denarius of Antoninus Pius. Reverse legend : TEMPLVM DIV(i) AVG(usti) REST(ituit): He restored the temple of the divine Augustus....
[ATTACH] My follis of Crispus, Arles mint. In Arles (I was there last June) the Roman amphitheatre is still in use for bullfights. After all, I...
[ATTACH] (Not my coin of course) I like very much those Constantinian early solidi because it is the 1st time ever the name of France was used....
Yes indeed, but some did circulate outside Egypt in neighbouring provinces. This reminds me of this Antoninus Pius drachm of Alexandria just found...
It is a nice Alexandria AE drachm of Antoninus Pius. But I wonder why the discovery of a single ancient coin in Israel makes headlines. This one...
The temple of Janus was one of the oldest temples of Rome. Several literary testimonies indicate its location with great precision: in the street...
[ATTACH] A Sidon coin of Elagabalus...
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