Not vases and not an amphora, but is there any chance we could get a side/profile view of each? And maybe some dimensions (height and width)? You...
Good show! I don't collect the bronze, but I do have one of the hippo types in silver. On yours the hippo has its head up and its mouth closed,...
Could it represent the formidable mountain pass he spoke about? Thank you for sharing your experience of the place and the day. It was nice to...
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Doug has described what I was referring to, however, the Greek "letter" is not a letter but a numeral. Letters of the Greek alphabet regularly...
Moving a little further in the Severan dynasty and its immediate aftermath, but looking only at mothers: Julia Maesa was the sister of Julia...
It appears that all of them emulate officina delta from the series with the local "counter" mark. Is that correct?
Following up on Roman Collector's post celebrating Faustina II, here is one more coin showing her with more of the progeny for which she was so...
When Zuckerburg had his feet held to the fire, who had blown the whistle and how did they do it? Complaints to Congressmen across the US (since...
Okay, back after getting sidetracked for a bit. Sutherland is pretty consistent in referring to the post reform radiates for 290-295 or so as...
Actually, Schnädelbach does not say this reading comes from Göbl. His actual statement is: "Humbach identifies a very similar countermark (Göbl...
The first time I read the Odyssey I was in 5th or 6th grade in elementary school, reading a kids version in English. The book had a pic for that...
@4to2centBC : I watched that coin sell and recall thinking it was a striking and distinctive design. Never crossed my mind that someone on...
Let me check with Sutherland and Bruun, since I seem to recall some discussion about the relative weights of the Follis, post-reform fractionals...
Thanks to Ed Snible for posting the notes and links he did. The same question you asked occurred to me and I have started a little quest to see...
I agree entirely with your reading of the countermark as Greek, but would tweak your argument a bit by suggesting that just ahead of the initial...
Late to the party, but wanted to round out the picture. All coins for Constantius I. Here is a pre-reform ant for Constantius I which has held...
I'm intrigued by a detail in the picture for this coin. Adorning the crested helmet/headdress for Athena, there is a figure with a long...
What a beautiful piece, h8m! With the closeup I have to admit that it looks like, with but a single design, this moneyer put out a lot of bull.
Something there is about silver to show off a Roman Imperial trophy. But the trophy at arms image did appear in bronze in the later empire. The...
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