I wonder if this one is an official issue of Constantinople in 641/2 or an Islamic Syrian imitation: [ATTACH] The obv. legend is blundered : ЄИ...
This coin (not mine) seems to be a bit mysterious. [ATTACH] Obv.: ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟС ΟΥΗΡΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ (Aurelius Verus Caesar), draped and cuir. bust of......
[ATTACH] Dupondius of Claudius Next : sestertius of Claudius
Well... This cannot be proven. Macrinus had been appointed Praetorian Prefect by Caracalla, despite the fact he was of African origin and had been...
Very interesting hypothesis ! [ATTACH]
The types are obviously the same as the Kibyra coin, but this one is a minute coin version. Maybe an imitation? It happened sometimes that...
Maybe not forever. It will make an interesting article by the archaeologist who will excavate the remains of your house 1000 years from now.
All these stories remind me of Luke 15:8-10. Here is mine I live south of Paris, not far from Fontainebleau. One day, while all the family was...
And one day some scholar will want to study it for his PhD or some research project. Analysing the metal, listing all dies of this emission, etc....
Of course this coin must remain part of the numismatic material from the archaeological site. The girl was just helping sifting dirt from the dig.
Very good sestertius for so rare a princess. Because it is an authentic coin ! And wear is part of their history.
This sestertius was tooled (or forged?) in the same style, maybe by the same workshop, but w/o the green patina - which is BTW the same green...
Voted for #5 (it is THE coin of Claudius Gothicus to have, after all, and it's in excellent condition); #10 (because of the superb portrait and...
[ATTACH] Pseudo-Attic drachm, Gaza or Raphia, 353-343 BC. AR 4.27 g. [ATTACH] Pseudo-Attic drachm, Gaza or Raphia, 353-343 BC. AR 4.31 g. This...
the portrait does not correspond with any of the Didius Julianus sestertius obverse dies. This is just a fake.
I like this seafood plate...
You mean 'fleur de coin', I suppose ;)
Lowering sales taxes... Is it why Caligula is reputed to have been mentally deranged?
Now a more specifically numismatic question : is your prutah cast? it is 16 mm and 2.13 g, I have another one that is 14-15 mm and 1.39 g....
Thank you, this is very interesting. The paper by Donald Ariel is available online here. The Temple Treasury was located in the southern end of...
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