Did you read @dougsmit's question? I was answering it.
Hostilian Caesar (son of Trajan Decius), AR Antoninianus, 251 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, C VALENS HOSTIL MES...
To the extent it's possible that a figure standing in front of a column, even if not leaning on it, may signify a representation of a statue --...
I'm not suggesting that it's fake. Just that it's not likely to be what it's described to be.
The Pechenegs? Alans? Huns? Heruli? Ostrogoths? Later on, Khazars? Probably a bit late for Scythians.
@dougsmit, this is my oldest coin that may fit into that category: Roman Republic, Manius Acilius Glabrio, AR Denarius, 50 BCE (Harlan and BMCRR)...
Sellers of metal detector finds in Ukraine are notorious for describing whatever they find as Kievan Rus or Viking, because that's what buyers in...
He said that it's not from Antiquiti.
I'm currently awaiting an NGC-slabbed Roman Republican denarius in the mail. There's an excellent chance I'll be removing it shortly after it...
No write-up yet, but it's my only Valentinian I (and my third solidus overall), so here's a preview. RIC IX Antioch 2b (var. unlisted), Sear RCV V...
And in general, considering that Modern European History courses generally start around 1500! And that Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur,...
Not one bit. I've kept coins that way for years, and not one has ever fallen out. Because (1) the stand isn't 90 degrees vertical; it slants back...
The two upright trays next to each other: [ATTACH] The Roman Republican tray, as of about a month or two ago (not in its sleeve, so you can see...
Obviously it's cuneiform, proving that the Sumerians reached Eastern Europe.
I have posted many photos of the trays in which I keep my coins, and won't repeat them. But here's a photo of one of the two Lindner trays I keep...
Not an AVGVSTA reverse legend, but still a Diva Faustina I with a reverse showing Ceres with a single torch: Diva Faustina I [Senior] (wife of...
A couple more: A miniature Apulian net lekythos, with a second photo giving an idea of its size: [IMG] [IMG] South Italy, Apulian red-figure...
For anyone who hasn't been a member for very long and/or hasn't seen these photos before, here is some of my intact ancient pottery: An Attic...
One thing I've noticed from the numerous 1907-1914 gold 20 francs coins (presumably restrikes) that many of you have posted: they seem to be in...
Roman Republic, L. Procilius L.f., AR Serrate Denarius, 80 BCE. Obv. Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goatskin headdress; behind, S•C downwards...
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