I should note at the outset that I still haven't done write-ups for Nos. 58-60, even though I bought them all several months ago. One reason is...
Today's coin: Septimius Severus, AR Denarius 203-204 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, SEVERVS PIVS AVG / Dea Caelestis in headdress...
This is the best Valerian portrait I have -- not bad, I think, given how poor so many of them are: [ATTACH]
Yes, there's a long thread about this in the Ancient and Medieval Coins group on Facebook (the link is...
That's a fascinating coin, @Claudius_Gothicus! There's certainly no example of a lion right with this legend at...
Today's coin for me -- I'm running out fast; I'm sure there are some of you who can post one per day for the entire month! Septimius Severus, AR...
Thank you. So the restored Antony denarius seems to be unique in this respect after the first century -- and pretty much stands alone after...
Another Septimius Severus for today: Septimius Severus, AR Denarius 198 AD, Laodicea Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, L SEP SEVERVS PER - AVG P M...
Roman Republic, C. Vibius C. f. C. n. Pansa Caetronianus, AR Denarius 48 BCE, Rome mint. Obv. Mask of bearded Pan right; below, PANSA / Rev....
Thank you! I expected other examples, if any, to be from early on -- and to resemble Republican coins -- so I'm not surprised. I don't think the...
See https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004352179/B9789004352179_014.xml for a book chapter mentioning on its first page that in the...
Usually I post everything I have together, but I guess I'll post my Septimius Severus coins one at a time on this thread, in vaguely chronological...
I have fewer Marcus Aurelius coins than I would like. Perhaps the one I most want would be an example of the denarius with Antoninus Pius on the...
A general question for everyone: how many other Imperial denarii are there (if any) with no portrait, or any kind of figural representation at all...
Not of this coin, I think. But definitely as to the original legionary denarii.
I agree, but don't you think it's rather strange that to commemorate Actium they would "restore" a coin of Mark Antony -- the loser in that battle...
Glad to hear it!
See https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/anti-semitic-stereotypes-of-the-jewish-body/ A widespread medieval negative image of the Jew was...
I really don't get what's funny about it. The stupidity is tragic, not humorous.
Unfortunately, this mistranslation -- interpreting "rays of light" as "horns" -- is the source of one of the more long-standing anti-Semitic...
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