Well... there are still some places in the world where you can get a similar experience. Go search those places out and let me know how it goes. I...
There is a separation that can be made between what we find exciting historically and what we feel is "best" for governance. I like reading about...
It may be as simple as the east was rich, the Gallic empire was looking to impress and Rome was broke and in trouble... but I don't really know. I...
Recently I received this coin to add to my sub collection of Gallienus' coins of Antioch (or the another Asian mint cities that they are sometimes...
Maybe send it to @Nicholas Molinari, for the next issue of Koinon - The International Journal of Classical Numismatic Studies!
The coins of this issue are usually terrible but this one is ok. The flan is bad as most of them are but the coin is pretty much as struck....
Is Augusta Traiana the same city as Traianopolis? If so... there’s a Caracalla from Traianopolis. [ATTACH] Caracalla - Traianopolis - Varbanov 2793
haha... yes, I forget... it’s Friday, I have wine and am ornery right now. Back to the coins.
You’ve made this statement several times recently. Why exactly do you believe that statement and what makes an emperor “best”? I would think...
If there ever was a time for the “best answer” punch... this is it. I’m gonna use that one.
A few on my phone... I don’t have any Carinus handy but have a few of those too. [ATTACH] Carus - Alexandria - Emmett 3996 [ATTACH] Numerian -...
I ran into the same information when I was researching mine! Although at one time all of the variations of these may have had limited...
Here's another from Alexandria: [ATTACH] Constantius Gallus - Alexandria - RIC VIII 74
Great coins everyone. Here's another Trebonianus Gallus. [ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus - Antioch - RIC IV 79
I do too! But... I also know that those working on the project know infinitely more than I do about the subject. So surely there’s reasoning. I’ve...
That’s a beauty! None that I could see in RIC - MER. They have something like 23 or 28 pages of examples... I didn’t look at the images for all...
Ok, last one for tonight... Off center but in otherwise good shape. Off day at the hammer for Kevin. [ATTACH] Claudius II - PAX AVG - Milan - RIC...
Nice coins! Yeah, I've never been able to get those CONSECRATIO types figured out either. I have many listed as both too. Here's another... a...
Thanks! And thanks for the fantastic history tidbit. Although, I knew the generic story, I didn't tie it to these coins at this mint. More to look...
...and why not, here's another: [ATTACH] Claudius II - PAX EXERC - Milan - RIC V-1 159
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