I'm not sure about the exact dating - I've read everything between 15 AD to 56 AD - maybe the letters are dates. I haven't researched the type...
They're dated to the first 50 years of the 1st-century, roughly, long before Christianity had strong enough of a foothold to be represented on...
Nice coins, Gil! Here's my one and only jital of the Nezak Huns, but probably not my last. I like these little silvers... [ATTACH]
That's a frustrating sort of legend - I clearly make out the word KAISAR, or Caesar, but I cannot discern any letters before or after it, which is...
These are autonomous issues of Antioch. The idea that the star represents the star of Bethlehem described in the Bible is a modern fabrication, if...
Nice coins! I do the same thing - pull out a dozen coins, set them on the table and examine them.
As Martin says, it's Koinon, Macedon. It's a Roman Provincial issue. Emperor could be Claudius. Also looks a little like Vespasian. The problem...
It's funny, Angelo - you were using a different avatar for a while, and when you posted that one, to me, you looked exactly how I pictured you. :)
Hey, I'll join y'all as long as I can take CT with me. [ATTACH]
Biology/Zoology - she wants to work for a zoo someday.
That's a fabulous little fractional, TIF, and everyone else. I really need some of these coins!
The tree is up and the presents ordered. I'm spending the morning at my daughter's college tomorrow - ID card, placement exams, meeting with...
Ugh...not even close, sorry. :(
Quoted for truth. :p
Well, I've only seen a handful of coins from Beroea, and the heads were always right. But that doesn't mean much - perhaps AP's busts are evenly...
Oki, have you got the Hadrian with jugate Dioskouri from Tripolis, Phoenicia? That's a great provincial type.
I guess I'm on a bit of a Brothers-Constantine binge. I found this AE3 of Constantius II today and made a low-ball offer which the seller actually...
Superb coin, doucet! Also, thank you for the map - saved for future reference.
You know, you might be able to unload that second one to Bruce for a nice premium. It is a counterstamp after all. :)
Beautiful site! I particularly liked the feature of viewing the coins chronologically.
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