Okay on the general attribution, but I was referring to the "S" and the star. The "S" stands for the Latin ordinal number secunda (second), and...
Very nice coin, old49er. Let me nudge you: Can you tell where its from, and when?
Here are a couple from my collection. I tried to pick examples not already shown. The AE1 is from Heraclea with a stylized portrait that shows a...
The word "stephane" (pronounced ste-fa-nay') comes into English from the feminine form of the Greek word stephanos, which means "crown" as does...
Mattingly in BMC describes the distinction as single versus double strand of pearls, but also notes the use of the stephane. That last is being...
Don't take my remark seriously. I was speaking "tongue in cheek" (an American idiom for "kidding, joking"). In American English the expression...
If you look slightly to the left of the lump you will see that it apparently came from his throat. The coin therefore must have been issued in...
Missing "G" on the reverse; inappropriate "G" on the obverse; hmmmmm, you don't suppose....
I know people prefer short replies. Complicated questions take more, so I hope the reader has patience. There is no one test that will cover...
It's a nice looking portrait, Andrew, but properly speaking your new coin is not among the LRB. Its a common mistake, but the bronze antoniniani...
Here are a couple that haven't been posted yet: Paulina (Wife of Maximinus Thrax): [IMG] Annia Faustina (3rd wife of Elagabalus): [IMG]...
Those are some very desirable examples, old49er, and at $1.50 each definitely worth pursuing. That first one appears to have barbarous elements...
Come again? That = 0
Yeah, that didn't come out very well. The difference I had in mind was based on module size, since the GE and Vota pieces in RIC VIII (after...
That's been my experience too.
The mint at Ambianum was first established by Magnentius in 350. Too late for the city commemoratives. It never issued the Urbs Roma. Moreover,...
I must confess to having been surprised to see the OP coin, since I retrieved it from the Post Office just today having purchased it this past...
Thank you. You are in a better position than any of us to say, but I am now no longer convinced that there are dots at the ends. What had looked...
@AA did you want to continue comparing notes on these? I have another half dozen or so for Anchialos. Will not be near a computer tomorrow, but...
@greekandromancoins : Peter, could you give us a blowup of the mintmark as you originally had it but with a bit more coverage (wider view)? Like...
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