This Salonina features a nice hairdo.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next another Egyptian coin of one of Valerian's family members...
He might have been able to completely restore the Empire if the plague had not struck, if he had enough gold on hand to pay the mercenaries, and...
Yeah that's from JA and I have posted it before...
I have a similar Antonine piece (A. Pius) which is patinated...some scratches on the reverse (ancient) and nice obverse countermark...my portrait...
Wonderful @TIF - another galloping horse with a snake-e-o.
I like Peet's here at home in the U.S. In Egypt my favorite is ahwa mas bout, a Turkish coffee you can order in the cafes along with puffing on a...
The true breakdown in the relationship between the bronze coins and antoniniani occurred during the sole reign of Gallienus, when the sestertius...
I overpaid for some LRB bulk "hoard" lots which were priced by the kilogram. I bought a few half-kilo lots (around 150 coins) and some kilo lots...
Very interesting excerpts Victor. Thanks!
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It probably did happen, though likely not on a wide scale. Given that slaves often worked in the mints, I imagine the punishment for theft of...
Nice idea for a topic @Curtisimo. Here's my contribution...
The celators must have received a bust of Aemilian so they had a model for the coin portraits. That's all I can think of. In the case of Gordian I...
Fake. Check out this link to wildwinds.... https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/geta/RIC_0088_Fake.jpg
Well, that's why he requested a deathbed baptism. All of his sins would be washed away before he could commit another murder. St. Constantine in...
Another trident... Septimius Severus, A.R. Denarius, Rome mint, 210 C.E. 3.3 grams, 19.1 mm Obverse: Laureate head right, SEVERVS PIVS AVG...
Any representations of scorpions or ballistas out there? Both used by the Romans as early forms of artillery pieces.
Here are a couple more that I doubt folks have... EGYPT. Alexandria. Maximianus, first reign, 286-305. Tetradrachm (Potin, 19 mm, 7.26 g, 12 h),...
I don't think anyone has this one. It is a rare type... Lot 2898 PISIDIA. Termessus Major. Pseudo-autonomous issue. AE (Bronze, 27 mm, 14.74 g,...
Nice portrait @Alwin - much better than usual.
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