You can date this quite closely but you have to research what era was used on the coins of that city. The date reads right to left rho (100) mu...
There are also coins of Maximus from other provincial cities. This is an 4 assarion from Tomis with Hygeia on the reverse. [ATTACH]
Thanks. That seems obvious now but I can only assume how we got the o in place of e. I know Greek did such things to insure euphony but...
No. It is for Zoom type meetings. I have better cameras for pictures to be saved.
The hole looks like it was elongated by years of wear from whatever chain/loop once went through it. Old holes are better than fresh ones.
Patience and water changes will serve better than harsher methods. Eat olive oil on greens; clean more carefully.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N1C55CH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I bought this one. If I were not so cheap I...
Here lately with no coin shows, no places to volunteer and plenty of time, we have learned a bit about Zoom meetings. To enable meeting with coin...
I would love to see this but do believe that most collectors take the hobby way to seriously to be seen reading this rag. I come from a...
That coin came to me in a trade. I suspect most people here would rather have what it cost me: [ATTACH] It will be easier to find another Didius...
Could one of our Greek scholars comment on the last part of the word -phoric? Phoros, means 'tribute' in uses I have seen but we use it like it...
The highlight of my 'correcting' career came years ago when a seller argued back at me claiming to have got his information from a respected web...
I'll start with a not quite human satyr from a 5th century BC stater of Thasos. The die was cut straight down in the rear region so a view from...
The curved sword made a rare reappearance in exergue of a Septimius Severus 'Emesa' denarius showing the captive from the Parthian war. These are...
Magnentius was particularly appealing to the Western Christians who followed the Bishop of Rome (Pope) in the orthodox position. Constantius II...
If you define billon as anything less than 50% silver, you just voided the AR credentials of most silver coins after 200 AD or so. Listen to RPC....
Using all the imagination I can muster, I believe your coin shows the HQ which is the 98. The 400 (Y) is given so I agree with your 498. Mine is...
Water is a solvent. When you start with water from a well in to a shelf of limestone as is common in many places, the solvent properties of the...
Your coin is better than most 'first' ancients we see here. Of course everyone wants the better grades but there is a lot of interest in a dollar...
They spent 50+ years in a cigar box. Most are squished. In the day, we would dribble Elmer's Glue in the back and let it harden into a more solid...
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