A beautiful coin, Martin. My coin of similar type comes from Londinium. I've wondered whether this reverse pose on the PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS types...
A beautiful coin all around Bing. Great find. There are so many interesting types out of Apameia, even into Roman Provincial times. My one coin of...
We saw the same exhibit. It came to Seattle when I was in high school, and we took a field trip to see it. Even as an intellectually inchoate...
Collectors of ancient coins and all lovers of history and archaeology have one thing in common: we revel in ideas, whether we agree with them or...
You're looking for an erudite explanation of thuggery? It doesn't matter whose descendents they are. They are a gang. They are no different than...
Fear of the Other.
I grade your coin DF, Steve: Damn Fine!
A beautiful siliqua, MM. Well-done sir!
Ah, well, Portland Oregon is a long commute from the planet of the Amish. But do post your exhibit, ancient or not. I'm sure we'd all like to see it.
I don't know much about Vandalic imitations, but that coin seems to have an ordinate amount of detail for ANY coins of the Vandal Kingdom. Great find!
I imagine some lieutenant of Mehrbandak's wearing it around his neck as an amulet. The fact that it was jewelery, rather than currency, no doubt...
Very attractive examples of the type!
A very interesting coin to be sure. The practice of retaining the character of the local currency was also practiced by the Romans in earlier...
I was eying that coin for a while - I'm glad it went to a good home. That seller's pics aren't great - post one of your own when you get a chance.
Which Portland?
Holey smokes, Z. Instant awesome coin collection!
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I happen to have one from the Cyzicus mint... [ATTACH]
RIC is Roman Imperial Coinage, a 10 volume reference set. Your coin is cataloged in volume VIII as Antioch 113. (SMANA is an Antioch mint mark.)
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