Although the background history of this coin from a hoard described in the article below is now thought to be incorrect, it makes for an...
:old-guy-smile: Respectfully, the "banishment of the Donatists" was probably not akin to the peaceful removal of the disorganized, relatively...
See Constantine and the Donatist controversy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatism guy
Matt: That is a really contoversial belief. Being tolerant and not persecuting a group does not necessarily make one a member of that group....
Most people interested in coins don't want to interact with others at Internet sites. Many people's interest in coins is limited to a single...
Here's a great article about Rome and Parthia at war: http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=war_roman_parthian guy
Reasons Marcus Aurelius wasn't a great emperor: 1. He broke the string of the five previous competent emperors (the Antonine or Adoptive...
I have mixed feelings about a remake, too. At least, the BBC / HBO version will have interesting visuals. :devil: guy
The I, Claudius remake should be interesting: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-bbc-team-i-claudius-196865 guy
Although I'm not a great fan of Marcus Aurelius, I am still haunted by Richard Harris's powerful depiction of him in the movie Gladiator....
Naive question, I'm sure, but how does a copper coin survive 340 years, maintaining most of its original luster? It was graded as MS by PCGS with...
Chris: Good point and I agree with you to a degree. Remember, however, that Ancient sources had their own agendas and biases. Question: It was...
Chris: To his credit, David vagi doesn't use the strict 1-70 system. He just gives general grades. He does grade surface and strike x/5:...
I will dissent here. I think hammered coins (that have usually been buried in the ground for a longtime) deserve a different assessment method...
I'm sure many people recognize this coin (despite the spelling): [ATTACH] Here's his Eastern friend: [ATTACH] Not my coins, however...
Good pick up. I imagine that part of the problem was that Vabalathus was the Latinized form of his Arabic name Wahb Allat. (source: Wikipedia, for...
You are living in good times. There are more and more good sites on the net that deal with Ancient coins. People like Ancient Doug have been...
Ancient Doug: That really is a great peice of history. Vabalathus's father, Odaenathus, was King of the Palmyrene empire. He was assassinated in...
This is one of the few Ancient coins I really would like to buy. :rolleyes: My interest in Ancient history becomes most passionate when...
Here is a nice review of the bronze disease plight. Ken Harl is the co-author. For those who don't know, he is a great Ancient historian and...
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