That's because I bought it :p
Very possible. I'm not familiar with the exact circumstances of the discovery and excavation of the statue (though the Vatican museum might have...
The horn of Ammon is an Egyptian symbol referring to the Egyptian god Amun from pre-Greek times adopted for depictions of Alexander the Great by...
Love the thread @jamesicus ! Great coins everyone. Hopefully you all won't be opposed to me adding a modern Britannia to the thread. [ATTACH]...
It is an eagle, most assuredly a Golden Eagle. The giveaway is that it is resting on a thunderbolt. Both thunder and eagles were associated with...
What an awesome thread @Roman Collector and well deserving of being a featured article. The case for the coin depicting a globe and zodiac is...
I had a few more thoughts for this thread I would like to share and I hope you will all permit me one more question for the group :) I want to...
An absolutely fantastic write up and great coin as always @Ancient Aussie ! I don't have anything numismatic to add to the thread but I have been...
Really cool coin @Ancient Aussie ! I don't have any coins with Astarte but here's my favorite Elagabalus. [ATTACH] Roman Empire Elagabalus AR...
Excellent posts @Stork ! Hopefully what all this means is that we can expect to start seeing more of you and your newly acquired ancients hanging...
Happy 4th @Deacon Ray . Nice coin and graphics as always! Here are a few eagles in my collection. The eagles that were shown on Greek, Egyptian...
I've been meaning to post my thanks individually to all the contributors who took the time to respond to the thread. Unfortunately I've been on...
What's up @RAGNAROK ! You are too kind my friend. Glad you enjoyed the write up. Augustus was a boss no doubt. My collection is sorely deficient...
Welcome to the dark side @Lawtoad . For what it's worth I think you did well on that coin for that price. It's got an interesting place in the...
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