He means she wasn’t particularly interested in coinage from Alexandria, but she was enthusiastic about all ancient coins so it is ok for him to...
That volume of SNR was dedicated to her, presumably.
Many early numismatist though the man-faced bull was the Minotaur. In my work, I argue that it is always a local embodiment of Acheloios.
Snapped this pic for you, Deacon! [ATTACH]
It was quite the bargain. I was offered about 280 GBP from another client not to but the piece after I’d won. Apparently, he forgot to place his...
I think the only applied sand is the area before the bust, which was done to even out the look. I could be wrong.
Some other shots: Polyphemus, from Thasos, c. 150 BC: [ATTACH] Homer: [ATTACH]
Museum of Fine Art, Boston.
Not from Himera the city. Himera was was probably the name of the local river, hence Acheloios Himera. There were a few rivers named Himera in...
Props to @frankjg for also posting a corroded Sicilian bronze. The Mamar were the type of group that would be employed to destroy Kamarina (and...
Lol. I have no idea what you’re talking about!
i was hoping to see a sculpture of one of my recent sestertii and the only one was this, which might feature Julia Mamaea: [ATTACH] My coin:...
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