It's not unprecedented. Here are photos of the top sides of two of the scarabs I own. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are links to my old...
I was recently diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes by an optometrist, myself. I'm seeing an ophthalmologist in a couple of weeks to try to find...
For anyone interested, here's a link to an excellent page at tesorillo regarding these issues: https://www.tesorillo.com/isis/intro1.htm
The holes are for a string to wear it around your neck.
I thought the current consensus is that these aren't necessarily coins at all, but some sort of token issued in connection with the Festival of Isis.
A very Happy Anniversary! I'm glad you decided to collect ancient coins. You're a great contributor to this forum, and I think it's cool that you...
I have no Roman Provincial coins from Alexandria later than Claudius II and Probus: Claudius II Gothicus, potin Tetradrachm, 269/270 AD (Year 2),...
Here's Mariniana, who died either before or shortly after Valerian I became emperor: Mariniana (deceased wife of Valerian I), Silvered Billon...
Who was the first to use Cologne? Postumus?
I also have coins of Salonina, Valerian II, and Saloninus apparently from the Cologne mint, and yet Cologne doesn't seem to appear on the Sear...
Does Volusian count, even if a mere Caesar? Volusian (son of Trebonianus Gallus), AR Antoninianus. 253 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and...
That's very annoying. I'm sure they expect to be forgiven for neglecting to promptly ship lots customers have paid for! Have you asked to be...
There are no provincials of her?
Yes, only two, but they're both superb!
My goodness! Is there anyone from the first century you don't have yet?
I'm still missing plenty from the first century (never mind from later centuries), but I was pleased to add these two recently. Messalina [I...
As long as we're talking about mints, I have seen a number of Roman Imperial coins ascribed to the Cologne mint in more recent sources. But...
Great coin and write-up! Before I had any coins portraying Ceres, all I had depicting her or the myth was this illustration by Margaret Evans...
I have a number of coins with a full figure of Tyche or Cybele or Italia wearing a turreted or mural crown, but not terribly much detail of those...
I haven't read that book (which is non-fiction) but did read, and highly recommend, all the Sharpe novels.
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