Yale historian Paul Freedman compared Justinian with Stalin, arguing that the two had a lot in common. The sources on Justinian are very scant and...
Here is an interesting Solidus of Theodosius II. Theodosius II, 402-450. Obv.: D N THEODOZ(inverted) VS P F AVG Rev.: IMP XXXXII COS – XVII P P...
Sorry I meant to write „paler“, i.e. the coin is pale gold. I corrected it in the text above.
Under Gothic king Theodahat, the mint of Rome produced the last bronze coin that can be said to be worthy of the Roman empire. Probably the last...
Interesting question in the title and one that legions of professors of late antiquity have pondered over. The debate, however, is not whether...
I have two coins of Galeria Valeria, one from Alexandria and one from Thessaloniki. I like the coins of Galeria Valeria, partly for her tragic...
I find it amazing, that some far-away mints produced coins for Aemilianus and even his wife Cornelia Supera. Given the delays in long-distance...
Here is a comparison of the faces of Trebonianus Gallus and Valerian. On the left is Trebonianus Gallus (supposedly Rome) and on the right is...
To come back to the question of the Viminacium mint. As far as I know, Viminacium minted Antoniniae for Valerian I and Gallienus, but not for...
As we seem to be running out of Aemilianus Antoniniae, here is another Volusianus from my collection. The condition of this one is quite...
I think the events of AD 253 have let to a serious deterioration in the quality of coins. The year almost strikes me as a watershed that devides...
I find this reverse particularly interesting. I wonder what the linguistic explanation is for the form ERCVL instead of HERCVL?
I don't have the answer, but it is impressive that they minted bronze coins for Aemilianus at Antioch, given that he was raised to the imperial...
But did they only mint provincial bronzes at Viminacium for Aemilian, or also silver Antoniniae?
I wouldn't say that Aemilianus was inconsequential. After all, he seemed to have achieved a significant victory against invading Goths. He was...
Below I collect some open questions regarding Aemillianus and the events of AD 253 from the thread: 1. Given that Aemillianus has apprently not...
Here is an Antoninian of Valerian I, which dates to AD 253, I suppose September to December of 253 to be precise: Obv: IMP P LIC VALERIANO AVG...
As most of you know will know, Aemilianus was a very short-lived emperor of the mid-3rd century. Indeed, his rule of some 3 months in 253 is kind...
Here is my one and only Aemilianus. The same type as one of the two Becker-Forgeries above. Obv: IMP AEMILIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Rev.: AP OL...
I just went back to the seller to get a few more coins: These are the seller's pictures. I just lightened them up a bit: These are my...
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