Really? That's quite interesting! Are there other coins on which the inscription IIIVIR is known not to refer to the moneyers?
I don't see any apparent connection, Z. Valetudo, or Hygieia, was the goddess of personal health and cleanliness, later associated with social...
Yes, this one's a keeper. I like the legends on your coin better. Unfortunately, SALVTIS is partially off-flan on mine, but I think its overall...
[IMG] Man. Acilius Glabrio, 49 BC. AR Denarius, 18 mm, 3.75 g. Rome mint. Obv: Laureate head of Salus right; behind, SALVTIS. Rev: Valetudo...
Always a good feeling. One should always have incoming coins. :)
I would very much like to collect an abdication issue of both Diocletian and Maximianus, but they are quite rare and pricey in the grades I...
It certainly is an attractive coin. If Mat and Doug say it's good, I'm sure it's good.
The pic is too small to tell. At that size, casting bubbles could look like porosity.
Above your bed, of course! Doug, does the DN first appear on the post-abdication issues?
I think that's the sort of thing a collector of antiquities might buy and keep intact.
I think there are larger dynamics at play. The overall movement from life-like to stylized portraits seems to indicate an emphasis on the...
I leave my listings up in both places. Some sell here, some on eBay. It doesn't have to be either/or.
Here's the Arcadius, also exceptionally good for the type, now that I've had a chance to compare it to others on the web. Such a small bust on...
Use the edit button at the bottom of the post. When I sell something, I delete it and mark it SOLD. With regular posts, you can only edit for a...
Chris, I'm no economist but, how exactly do you make more money buying stuff than selling it?
It's DIVA FAVSTINA, so I assume the reverse is Aeternitas...
Very fine articles, but I suspect the mods will pull them for copyright issues.
Excellent choices!
They definitely make Imperial types look conservative and stale.
We need to get him a plastic badge and a pop-gun for Christmas. :)
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