I have one of the OP type. I don't think we can know who the four children are unless some ancient source referenced this type and named the...
Here is another type of Aurelian with SERD for a mintmark: [ATTACH] Aurelian, 270-275. IMP AVRELIANVS AVG IOVI CONSERVATORI S in left field...
A Survey of American Trade Tokens: An Anthology (Gleanings from the Numismatist) Hardcover – January 1, 1975 Excellent condition with good DJ....
Ah! Now I see their are six examples there, total. The fifth is distinctly better, but the other five are not. Thanks, Victor, for pointing out...
It looks like a "Q". Maybe for quintus, "fifth" (officina)? Maybe the "R" is for Rome and the "S" for secunda (second officina). That's a nice...
This is about Roman imperial mint marks. Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish which mint coins are from when there is more than one imperial...
I enjoyed it a great deal. It was interesting to read how an extremely intelligent man (McNall) dealing with major money belonging to other people...
War brings peace (according to this coin): [ATTACH] Severus Alexander, 222-235 Struck late 222 in his first year. Denarius. 18 mm. 2.66 grams....
Thanks for pointing out that article. I read it and found if convincing. It is extremely detailed and scholarly and if some of you are interested...
Nice coin! I agree that having the dog on the flan is critical. [ATTACH] Same as the OP type, but with letter A. Next is a Republican type...
Yesterday I added 11 ancient coins to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html and today I added another 14. So, I added 25 in the last two...
Take a look at the website. The reverse legend and obverse title are unique to abdication types....
I am a big fan of the retirement issues of Diocletian and Maximian. I got a remarkably small one in the mail. We have discussed retirement issues...
Nice abs! (And, nice coin.)
Maybe I should cite a U2 song, but this post is about a recently-arrived scarcer GENIO type of the second tetrarchy: [ATTACH] 24 mm. 5.97 grams....
Thanks for the wonderful telling of the amazing story. Byzantine indeed! Here is my example of the OP type, Sear 1987 [ATTACH] 21-17 mm. 4.29...
Here is another Sear 21 with pellets above and below the stars: [ATTACH] Anastasius, 491-518. Struck 498-518. 33-31 mm. 15.44 grams. Sear 21....
Here is a portrait coin from the kingdom of Persis (southwest Iran during the Parthian period). [ATTACH] Darius II (Darayan II). 1st C. BC....
Yes. I have read an article (""Perspective Systems in Roman Second Style Wall Painting, by Philip Stinson, available on JSTOR) which showed some...
The interpretation of that reverse is controversial. In Butcher, Coinage in Roman Syria, the cited ID number describes it as "tetrastyle temple...
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