Great coins. I have a nice VERNVS-sceat in my collection. I need to take a picture. Is there any indication what Vernus stands for or if indeed...
Famous last words! Coin collecting is addictive :) I never expected my collection to expand to its current size, but of course, everybody is...
Nice coins, congratulations ... I guess all arguements for and against slabbing have been heard numerous times. However, I would like to add one...
I just discovered that there may be more to the representation of facial hair on Roman coins than just fashion. I' m reading an article "Depositio...
Thanks all for showing your coins with beards, sideburns and moustaches. I think besides the obvious art- and culture historical interest, the...
Further evidence that sideburns appear mainly on coins of the Rome mint. Very interesting.
Alexander Severus' coins show all stages of development from no facial hair to a full beard. Your beautiful coin shows this transition very nicely.
True, but bearded Crispus sounded better than Crispus with sideburns. Anyway, I have searched far and wide, but could not find a second example...
Very nice! Looks like this was a speciality of the mint of Rome.
You are right, I somehow kept it with the Elagabal coins. It is Alexander Severus. Thanks for pointing that out.
Constantine I's eldest son Crispus was killed in 326, when he was about 21 years old. On his many coins Crispus is depicted youthful and clean...
Elagabalus is certainly an interesting figure, with all the stories about his deprived and outrageous behaviour. As is the case so often, it is...
Interesting, is there any historical evidence for the use of military scrip in the Roman army? Who would have accepted bronze denari instead of...
Thanks a lot. Yes, that is what I think as well. The celators had no picture of the young Elagabalus, who was still in Emesa, and hence used a...
Doug's coin above is very interesting. I have an imitative Julia Maesa (Elagabal's grandmother) denarius. The coin is also not a fourree. I don't...
I also have a so called "Limes"-denarius of Elagabalus. I never understood the concept. Are these bronze or copper denari ancient forgeries? Were...
And an Antoninian, with the same reverse type: [ATTACH]
Here is another one with a very different, but much more common bust and Victory: [ATTACH]
Here is an Elagabalus Victory-denarius with very unusual bust. I think the coin may date to the very beginning his reign, when the celators had no...
Hello Klaus and Al thanks a lot for your input. So far I know that: CONOB was used on Honorius' Tremisses from Constantinople...
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