What struck me in this coin is the outfit of the Love goddess. The drapery is risen by Venus, even the shoes have high heels. Moreover the Empress...
The following coin was struck under Julia Mamaea in Bostra which is currently known as "Busra" in Southern Syria near the Jordanian borders.It was...
I've always looked for a good coin of Maxentius with extra fine condition. The very few I had are all poorly struck, though some of them are potin...
I could quickly, with some luck, upgrade my last silver drachm of Cappadocian king Ariozbarzanes I. In fact these small coins seem to be scarce at...
Struck under Roman Emperor Nerva, the following As weighs 8.75 g. and is listed as Cohen 17 or RIC II- 53. The reverse has Clasped Hands with...
It's likely to be an ancient jeton or weight. So beautiful in wavy colors of white and blue. The obverse shows a lion standing right. Above the...
Weighing 12.3 g., the following coin has the She-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus on reverse. It was struck under Alexander Severus. It might be...
The reverse of this bronze coin depicts Hercules (Heracles) strangling the Lion of Nemesis, I think. The event is one of the mythological works of...
All I could read is BASILEOS in right field of reverse where helmeted Athena is standing left and holding Nike with right hand. She's also leaning...
The obverse of this bronze coin has probably Emperor Augustus on obverse. The reverse shows a bearded man who is not strange to me. But what do I...
Neither a coin nor a reproduction,the following item has the sacred Menorah standing. Reverse shows some form of spiral or snail. It's likely to...
The ancient Tree of Life, known as Menorah seems a little bit original on obverse of this coin. The legend looks probably ancient Hebraic, with...
The famous "Tyche of Antioch" was a statue erected by Eutychides, a pupil of the Greek sculptor Lysippus whose works in the 4th century B.C....
I remember watching a thread on a similar item at this forum sometimes ago. Every thing on reverse is reminiscent of Ancient Egypt during the time...
During my short search, I found up that coins of Seleucid Emperor Antiochus XII Dionysus Callinicus are relatively rare. The following relevant...
Struck at Ake Ptolemais -Phoenicia under Ptolemy II, the following bronze drachm weighs 64.8 g. The historical city of Akko was basically located...
Just came across this bronze coin from my past folder. It has a hexastyle temple on reverse. Could someone gently tell me the name of that Emperor...
The coin looks easy to identify, with Zeus seated on reverse and holding Nike. The Greek lettering on reverse is not difficult to read MERROPOY...
That's my first coin of Faustina. And it happens to be the daughter of Empress Faustina I. The following Sesterius has Concordia holding...
The following Tetradrachm has Ptolemy I on obverse but it's likely to have been struck under Ptolemy II. He's wearing aegis, and the reverse reads...
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