The Jovian siliqua at the top of this thread weighs 2.05 grams.
I imagine just about every Roman emperor has been discussed more than once here, and I started a thread on Jovian one time when I got an AE3....
Hey zumbly, it is a very nice coin and historically interesting. Those two emperors are the only ones sporting that title. I'm anxious to see the...
Here is a holed Otacilia Severa I have been trying to sell. The hole is not in a bad place. It has scratches, but the portrait is excellent. It...
If all coins of a type start out the same (pretty much true with US coins) and "wear" produces effects on a single scale (more, or less, worn, as...
No. He said that for *gold* CONOB does not mean the mint is Constantinople. It apparently says "Con[stantinopoli] ob[ryziacus]: fine gold solidus...
If you bought a coin years ago what would it cost now if it tracked inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index? I created an Excel file to...
The British Museum Catalog of Byzantine coins is old and in the public domain and not up-to-date, but it is a reference work that you can have....
In another thread on Christian-themed coins the site of the Twin Cites Ancient Coin Club was mentioned:...
Oki, your temple is outstanding. I don't think many of us can match it. Gorgeous coin!
I am pleased to see Christian symbols receive some discussion. Most Byzantine coins have Christian references (I'd like to see more Byzantine...
I'd leave it alone. The dark discoloration is in spots that help, not hurt, its visibility. I think if you "clean" it you will regret it.
AJ, your writeup on that tiny electrum piece gives the weight, but not the diameter. How about including its diameter?
Here is a Republican denarius from the Chicago ANA with a lots of letters and a building on it. It is the Villa Publica, as it explicitly says...
It can be hard to separate the appreciation of style from that of high grade. Of course, high grade makes it easier to discern the skill of the...
The is a significant difference between style and state of preservation. All of us can appreciate a coin well-centered in high grade, but that...
Here is a hut, bought long ago so the price at the time is probably not relevant, but it shows that nice ones are available. For me, the strike of...
Doug, on the obverse an eagle with wings partly spread eating a hare in its talons is expected. I think I see modern carving outlining the back,...
Vespasian70's tetradrachm of Vespasian and Titus is from Antioch, Syria as he notes. Here is another one from Antioch. [ATTACH]
Maximian, co-ruler with Diocletian and member of the first tetrarchy, is common and the GENIO POPVLI ROMANI reverse is very common, but I think...
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