Man, that's a junk-load o' Janus, @Ryro!!! And by junk, I DON't mean ... [IMG] I mean ... [IMG] I only have one Janus coin in my numophylacium...
Out of curiosity, I decided to Google "sestertius song" to see if there was any music about the hefty Roman bronze denomination. Well, I got this...
Cool! Not one we see every day, either. I'm glad that abused coin found a happy home.
I saw that one at auction! I'm glad it went to a loving home!
After nearly 5 weeks, the coin arrived today from Spain!!! I was pleasantly surprised by its appearance in hand. Sure, it's rough, but it's hefty...
[IMG] Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235. Roman AR denarius, 3.36 g, 20.1 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 223, third emission. Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, draped bust,...
That's lovely!
What an interesting as, @David Atherton! We collect for the history, don't we all? Whether it was a hard-fought victory or a lopsided one, the...
Coin-grats, @David Atherton! Another step toward completeness! Here's a Concordia seated middle bronze. Faustina II, of course! ;) [IMG]...
With the chignon on the top of the head, that would be the Faustina I coiffure! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I used two French words in that sentence, too!...
TGIFF!!! [IMG] Today we’re going to talk about Vesta and her appearance on the coins of Faustina the Younger. [ATTACH] Second century Roman...
Lovely denarius and OUTSTANDING write-up, @Curtisimo! What an interesting provenance, too! [IMG] Here's my Temple of Vesta. It's not exactly...
Bobble-headed abdication Maximian with a flan flaw: [IMG] Maximian, post-abdication, AD 305-306 Roman billon follis, 8.26 g, 25 mm, 1 h. Antioch,...
On their postage stamps, it says "Helvetia."
Excellent! Here's a DEO VOLKANO: [IMG] Valerian I, AD 253-260. Roman AR antoninianus, 2.69 g, 21.2 mm, 7 h. Colonia Agrippina (Cologne) mint, AD...
Fun one, @wittwolf!! You show one of the first Antoniniani issued; I shall show the last for nearly a generation. This was issued in AD 219 by...
I got an e-mail from biddr this morning about the upcoming Numismatica Genevensis auction. There was a nice Gordian III ADLOCVTIO medallion ......
Very attractive coin, @happy_collector! Beautiful portrait. Here's a Sirmium mint one. [IMG] Fausta, AD 324-326. Roman billon centenionalis,...
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you .... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] ... CALIGULA!! [ATTACH]
Nice coins, @hotwheelsearl. You might be interested in this article I wrote about two years ago about this. Here are some of mine from Alexandria...
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