Very interesting details, Seth, about the mints shutting down, low mintage, etc. I have the Constantine VOT XX you mention from Ticinum. [IMG]...
Macrinus' full name was Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus. The IMP C would be like @Valentinian mentioned above.
Great coin, @Mat! I love me a Selene reverse... It's one that has alluded me so far (at a reasonable pric , anyways).
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The identification might be incorrect on the tag... I think it's from Side in Pamphylia, 4th C BC. Like this one: [IMG]...
I recently purchased these two coins headed south from our neighbor to the north, Canada... Winnipeg to be exact. Otacilia Severa, Concordia,...
To take this to the next level, we could make it interactive and tie a slider bar to a direction of light across the coin and the viewer can scrub...
Ok, I'm up late, @Clavdivs I saw your post, and thought I'd give it a shot... :D Here are my test results: [IMG] Edit: this was my lo-fi setup......
Great start to the year! My fave is this Augustus moneyer As, as I'm partial to Augusta AE coinage. The moneyer's series have lots of moneyer...
I might have to take a trip to the dentist after seeing those early bronzes! Cuz they are Sweet!!!
Great resemblance! They've certainly got the fever!! "Stayin' Alive, stayin' alive, ah ah ah ah... Stayin' aliiiiiii-iiiiii-iiiii-iiiiiive!"
Thank you for catching that! Agreed, Etsy is not the venue for purchasing ancient coins. Warren certainly is (and for lots of other resources!).
I was looking through my coin photos and realized I had done a little cleaning "touch up" on this Philip I sestertius, ridding him of some dirt...
I just got this Maxentius delivered earlier today. I didn't have one of his coins and this one looked nice, was a good price, and was...
How's this one??? :smuggrin::smug::woot: jk[IMG] For real, this Elagabalus ant has a very lifelike portrait regardless if it is accurate to the...
Entry post I'm trying to think of and come up with some cool ancient coin/history visuals and design for my wife (whose hobby is massing stuff on...
I've heard it was rumored JC had a Child who carried on his Julian namesake, gens Julia if you will, a couple millennia later... And with life...
I know it's not pretty, but here is the Severina ant: [IMG] Ulpia Severina, Wife of Aurelian Ruling 270-275 AD AE Antoninianus, Struck Jan-Sept...
Right?!? Then I noticed that telltale crescent below the bust. :D
RC, that is a stunner!!! And all the others are great to see! For some reason I hadn't put 2 and 2 together that the females of the Severan era...
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