Almost four years ago I wrote a web site http://augustuscoins.com/ed/interesting/SECVRITAS.html on the meaning of SECVRITAS, a common term on...
Most definitely. Even today there are significant events about which we can not be confident we know what really happened. If there were a...
My thoughts as well. I am very happy Doug told me about the existence of this wonderful forum. Thanks, @dougsmit !
Here is one celebrating his Sarmatian victories (events of 175): [ATTACH] DE SARM in exergue. 20-18 mm. Struck Dec. 176-Autumn 177 TRP XXXI IMP...
Be careful if you find a nice one. The type has been popular enough to inspire excellent fakes, most of which are in better condition and have...
SNG France 4, Alexandrie I, Auguste-Trajan. 8 1/2" by 12" white dust jacket. 1319 photographed coins of Roman Alexandria, Egypt, in sylloge...
@Gary Waddingham, we would like to see the other side, when you figure out how to post it. That OP coin is a great coin! I have a tiny Samarian...
Here is a Eudoxia, wife of Arcadius, with the hand of God crowning her with a wreath. [ATTACH] 18 mm maximum. 2.32 grams. SALVS REI-PVBLICAE...
The OP mentioned Here is one of the usual, common, anonymous bronzes with that "orans" pose: [ATTACH] Byzantine "anonymous bronze" Class J...
Here is another example of Constantine's Hand of God coin: [ATTACH] DV CONSTANTINVS PT AVGG RIC Antioch 37 16 mm. Struck 337-340 after the death...
I am not an expert on Islamic coinage. However, I do have a book, Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean Museum, which has 123 pieces, all AE,...
That's because he is showing a Romulus, son of Maxentius. The coin names both.
I have been researching the OP Zeus Ammon coin and Metcalf's book on "The silver Coinage of Cappadocia" says it is not from Caesarea, contra...
Mine has an Epsilon, also "r4", but there are so many varieties that, in total, there are 25 for sale on vcoins as I write. [ATTACH] 20-19 mm....
Here is one from Roman Egypt: [ATTACH] Commodus, year 23 = 182/3 25-24 mm. Giessen volume 3, 2225. Sear 5913. Emmett 2568.
Do you include Roman coins like this? [ATTACH] 23 mm. Maximinus II (305-310-313) struck 310-311. RIC Antioch 154c. Lindgren Celator April 1995,...
@TIF, your Lucius Verus reverse is wonderful. Take an attribute from each of several gods and give them to one new god. I love that coin!
We normally think of Zeus Ammon as on coins of Egypt. Here is Zeus Ammon on a cute hemiobol from Caesarea in Cappadocia. It is 16-15 mm. [ATTACH]...
I just reread Doug's review of ERIC II. As a book lover and user of reference books multiple times every day, I want to know about a book the...
Edited April 28: Half-price sale! PRICES LOWERED! Now 50% (instead of 30%) off. World Coin books: Low countries Pocket Guides (all of these...
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