Nice Dacia! Decius has an interesting variety of references to the Eastern European provinces on his coins: [ATTACH] Trajan Decius, Roman...
That's a beautiful poster and collection, @SeptimusT ! Kushan bronze coins are, at least in my eyes, often underappreciated and make for a great...
Nice one, @Aidan_() ! Kyme has an interesting variety of AE types. [ATTACH] Aeolis, Kyme, AE9, circa 320–250 BC (?). Obv: Eagle standing right....
I'm somewhat late this time – on the other hand, it would technically still be Monday if I were in California. Thus I'll follow @TTerrier 's lead...
I'm afraid you're right. I have access to a 1968 edition of Fischel (title page below), which I suspect to be a reprint of the 1937 edition. I...
Rob, I have access to the book and would be glad to help you. Yet, Sumayr is not mentioned in Fischel's index, and I didn't find the relevant...
[ATTACH] Phoenicia, Arados, AE16, 145/144 BC. Obv: head of Zeus r. Rev: prow of galley l.; above, monogram; below, Phoenician date 115. 16mm,...
A wonderful set of coins! It should come as no surprise that I favor the bracteate, but the Witten is a very close rival to it.
It's the 17th where I live, and I opened my Secret Saturn's (aka @Cucumbor 's) letter today. Q, I'm overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness and...
Well played – you almost got me. Saturnalia suddenly turned into April 1.
A recent acquisition. If your city is called Lindau ("linden tree meadow"), it makes sense to have a linden tree on your coinage: [ATTACH] Lindau,...
On many denarii, Julia Mamaea looks really pretty. Not on this one, though: [ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 232 AD, Rome mint....
Thanks a lot for the kind words and opinions, everyone! I appreciate it. Cheers, and fortunately I was. So there is a good chance that we will...
An excellent list rich in numismatic variety. The Trajan and Drusus sestertii are true highlights in my eyes.
Let’s face it: 2020 has been a raving dumpster fire on pretty much all fronts. Personally, the whole situation brought about some drastic changes...
Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I'm positively surprised to see how many different coins of Macrinus the CT community can assemble despite...
Although Julia Mamaea isn't my favorite empress either, I find the Venus and Cupid reverse on your sestertius quite appealing! This coin I bought...
I got four fourrées in my collection. The first is a particularly attractive siglos, the other three are Roman: [ATTACH] Achaemenid Empire,...
A battle-ready hoplite with full gear: [ATTACH] Pamphylia, Aspendos, AR stater, ca. 465–430 BC. Obv: Warrior walking r., holding sword and...
That's an interesting part of history I didn't know about. Thanks very much for the enlightening write-up! I have a single, much earlier coin...
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