I don't know whether Macrinus is anyone's favorite emperor - but due to the quality of engraving on this recent acquisition, he could become mine:...
I found my Secret Saturn's gift in my mailbox this morning. Fortunately I was able to resist the temptation to open it immediately. It will be a...
I did it again. After seeing your guys' wonderful Parthian coins, I couldn't resist when a trusted dealer offered me this Mithradates II drachm...
That’s a splendid list for a year as ghastly as 2020! I personally like the Alexandrian Septimius Severus (no 6) best. It has an extraordinarily...
There is no one simple answer to this question, so here are a few remarks: 1. The Germanic tribes had no monetarized currency system but probably...
I have a list prepared for this year, which I'll post in December. Until then, here is a denarius that almost made my 2020 list (for additional...
It's Monday again (at least where I live)! Here is a late medieval Saxon groschen – you might notice that part of the design is borrowed from the...
A very desirable coin indeed! I like the "capricorn playing volleyball" reverse a lot. Julia Paula is one of the rarer Severan empresses. I got a...
Nice coin! Getting a book certainly is the best idea, but until it arrives, you might find this website on Edwardian pennies useful. Here is my...
I feel you. All my bids in the auction, including a strong one on a nice Tarentum nomos, were blown out of the water, too. Most painful to see...
That's a nice little coin! Good to know that I'm not the only one who finds Habbarid coinage interesting. I've got an AE fals by Ahmad, the same...
Struck by Postumus not too long after the rebellion: [ATTACH] Postumus, Gallic Roman Empire, AR antoninianus, 261 AD, Trier mint. Obv: IMP C...
I don't doubt the authenticity of my only man-faced bull, but its condition leaves a lot (!) to be desired. [ATTACH] Campania, Cales, AE 20, ca....
Impressive 'stache on the OP coin! About everytime I enter a coffee bar (or rather entered – such joys are currently on hiatus because of Covid)...
Pliny distinguishes the "panthera" from the "tigris" (tiger) and the "leo" (lion): "Panthera et tigris macularum varietate prope solae bestiarum...
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That's a fascinating project! Do you plan to eventually publish the type catalogue (online or in print), or is this simply for your private...
If you are keeping an eye out for one of these, this is a good time. An enormously huge hoard of Lycian lion scalps was dispersed over the last...
Good catch! Coins of Philip I and other 3rd century emperors are readily available, attractive, and often have interesting reverses. (On the...
Your impressions on wear match my own. It is easy to find immaculate denarii of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna that can have seen hardly any...
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