Beautiful Justinians, Valentinian. I am currently studying a group of several hundred minimi of Leo, Marcian, and Zeno and on to the end of the...
Thank you for your kind comments.
Your tetartera collection is VERY nice - and the presentation of it is first rate!
A topic I can warm up to! [ATTACH] Anastasius I. Half follis, Constantinople. S. 25A = H. 20. A rare type with seated Constantinopolis....
The ”Anonymous” series also provides a rare example of a specific innovation of coinage described by a contemporary Byzantine author. The...
Certainly, few Byzantine bronzes can impress more than a reform Justinianic follis of years 12 or 13, but the Antiochene issues of later in the...
Books? Entirely too many simultaneously, but the current top five are: Huysmans, J.- K.: Against Nature Tripe Advisor: Misadventures in The...
If you'll pardon the pun, you hit the bull's eye with your contribution, plumbata. Well said!
Thank you. I deliberately excluded Byzantine silver, which is my favorite of all.
Oh, dear, I should not get started on this, but here are my 3 folles worth. I excerpt this from an interview my university library conducted with...
And one more I forgot to tack on. Not a siliqua, but argenteus. [ATTACH] Maximianus, Argenteus, Rome. RIC 27b. 3.61 g.
I love late Roman silver. here are a few of mine. [ATTACH] Constantius II, Siliqua, Constantinople. RIC 102. 3.46 g. Ex G. de Falco Mar. 1961....
What a beauty, and appropriate for the coming season! I have a silver of Carlo II.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My single "double", like Doug's, is on the light side at 37.03 gr. A dear friend, from whom I got mine, had around 10 of them, with weights from...
The horse looks just like our Halflinger Alex when he is getting ready to roll, one of his favorite activities. Below, he is checking out a...
It's been years since I read Vidal, and I've read nothing else by him. Probably to my loss, but there's only so much time. I recently picked up...
I've loved Julian's coins since reading Gore Vidal's novel Julian in 1964. But I can't think of Julian without also remembering the grudging...
You're welcome, BenSi.
Thank you, Deacon Ray. I have also enjoyed your many contributions. Mike.
In addition to these lead coronation issues of John II, there are also fractional lead pieces attribued to the final years of Maurice Tiberius as...
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