When I see coins like this, that represent the pinnacle of Greek sculpture, I find it difficult to believe that they were ever meant to circulate...
The seller didn't list the dimensions, so I will post a picture of Huns. [img]
I read Doug's page on these when I first started collecting ancients, and they grabbed my attention, but I didn't go hunting for them. This one...
[IMG] I'd say something about this coin, but I'm feeling rather lazy and Doug's got a great page on these over at FORVM, so I'll let him do the...
TIF, I'm absolutely thrilled for you! But you might want to get one of these for your door - you can't be too safe. [img]
Nice story, brah. :p
That's a later Constantinian bronze, either Constantine II or Constantius II - I can't make out the obverse legend. The reverse is VOT X MVLT XX,...
Personally I would wait and develop some more photo skills, maybe buy some new equipment, etc. It took me a year of fiddling around before my pics...
That's very nice, TIF. Your photos are beautiful, and I like the mouse-over attributions. Well-done!
Very nice. Looks like Theodosius. Obv.: DN THEODO - SIUS PF AVG; Draped and diademed bust right Rev.: GLORIA ROMANORVM Emperor on horseback r.,...
It's a decent coin, but what may surprise you is just how small it is. 13mm and 2.2g is an itsy-bitsy bit of silver. If you're new to ancients,...
Huh. Very interesting. I'm going to guess Asinine University.
Yeah, except the Romans would have stamped it HV. :)
I love it, Bing! Good choice! These little "quadrantes", as RIC calls them are very interesting to me. RIC also notes that their composition is...
Those are great pages Doug. I always enjoy rereading your work. I didn't pay that much for the coin. I certainly don't chase fourees with wads of...
That's a great feeling - to snag something you've been drooling over for a long time. Congratulations!
Thank you, but no. It's not my collecting interest at the moment.
Sorry LotsofCoppers, but your coin is not even slightly Nabataean. The design is completely different, and Nabataean tesserae are much smaller:...
Still, your collection has to be one of the largest, no?
Good read. The whole debate concerning Gothic versus Roman educations seems moot though - as if most of the Caesars throughout Roman history...
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