Here's a Faustina II sestertius. Obv.: DIVAE FAVSTINAE PIAE - Draped bust right, veiled Rev.: MATRI CASTRORVM S C - Faustina seated left, holding...
Here's a coin issued by Quintus Pompeius Rufus featuring his grandfathers, Sulla (maternal) and an earlier Q. Pompeius Rufus (paternal), both of...
Bronze Quartuncia Obv.: Helmeted head of Roma right Rev.: ROMA - Prow of galley right Mint: Rome (ca 217-215 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 3.60g / 11mm / -...
Here are a few Irish coins for today... UN 50th anniversary: [IMG] [IMG] 1928 proof set: [IMG] 1916 Centenary commemorative: [IMG] Proof Bank...
This wolfie arrived yesterday. Moneyer: P. Satrienus Obv.: LXXXXVII - Helmeted head of Roma right Rev.: ROMA - She wolf left, right forepaw...
I had an "all the sixes" moment back in 2006, which I photographed the next morning. On 6th June 2006 - 06.06.06 as I was driving home from work,...
Here are a couple of silver sestertii - Cr. 44/7 issued with the first denarii and quinarii: [IMG] The silver sestertius didn't really catch on...
I got a Smelly Sock Collection coin too - I posted it already, but here it is again. Moneyer: M. Aemilius Lepidus Obv.: ALEXANDREA - Female head...
Fine addition! This Otho denarius is missing from the BM, but is in Paris. Obv.: IMP OTHO CAESAR AVG TR P - Bare head right Rev.: CERES AVG -...
Here's a Domitian as with a designatus legend error (DE for DES). Obv.: IMP CAES DIVI VESP F DOMITIAN AVG P M - Laureate head right Rev.: TR P...
A few months ago I mentioned that the official video for Whipping Boy's best song (according to me, at least) was no longer on YouTube, but it's...
I'm waiting on two coins from that sale too. Hopefully not too long of a wait... ATB, Aidan.
Awful picture, but here's another RR elephant. Moneyer: C. Caecilius Metellus Caprarius Obv.: ROMA - Head of Roma right, * below chin Rev.:...
Sorry about Herbert. We always had cats and dogs at home when I was a kid. I just have fish now, not as much of an emotional attachment to...
Yes! And like you, I haven't sold any, so we're not likely to get each other's coins, though I like lots of yours! It's rare to find an...
Here's one of Lysimachos with Alexander's head. State, City: Thrace, Lysimacheia Coin: Silver Tetradrachm Obv.: Diademed head of the deified...
I spent a few days in Rome in January... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I'd better add a few relevant coins :D [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
As for picture size, I upload many coin photos to Tantalus. There is a 2MB size limit on uploads to Tantalus, which corresponds to about a...
"On Raglan Road", a poem by Patrick Kavanagh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Raglan_Road) sung by Luke Kelly, a man blessed with an amazing...
Quite a few coin-issuing ancient cities were located around the Black Sea and there have been plenty of finds of Roman coins in Ukraine, both...
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