This aureus of Volusian sold for CHF 15000 (the fair estimate was 2000). It was originally described without the plugged hole. I informed Leu...
Your DIVO VICTORINO PIO is a lot rarer and more desirable than the common type at the start of the threat. I guess what happened is that the...
I recently read that interpretations of Marcus Aurelius' reign are far too favourable. According that book I read, Marcus Aurelius was an inept...
Thanks a lot for the replies. This is very interesting and helpful. I like the idea that the three deities represented the different necessities...
Hi all, I have the following three common Antoniniae of the family of Valerian (Salonina, Valerian I and Gallienus) with similar reverses. I...
All the Germanic kings needed legitimacy to rule over parts of the former Roan empire. They derived this legitimacy directly or indirectly from...
Here is an interesting unofficial imitation of a Honorius Siliqua. The coin was found in England, (Walcott Folkingham, Lincolnshire) and has...
Here are a couple of Honorius bronzes from my collection: DN HONORIVS AVG // GLORIA ROMANORVM SMN (Gamma) = Nicomedia (3. Offizin) ANT (Gamma) =...
The German word you are looking for is "Hammergeil" :-) Anyway, books have been written about the Rurikid Tamga, which is called "Trizub" in...
The coins of Vladimir the Saint were preceded by imitations of Dirhams. These may be considered the first stage of Russian coinage. Here is an...
This is off topic, but I guess since there are a few people around who are interested in Russian numismatics I show another interesting piece from...
Hi John, I cannot say whether your coin is a Novodel or whether it was minted in the period, i.e. the late 17th century. This whole issue of...
No offense was taken. What I would like to know though is why the rooster appears on Dmitry Donskoi's coins.
By AD 9, the Romans believed that the Germanic tribes were "pacified" and the archaeological finds at Waldgirmes show that they had started to...
I have three of those. They usually don't come in nice conditions and yours is really attractive for the issue. As you wrote, these coins were...
The chicken is a rooster and no thanks:) These are among the finest examples and would cost considerably more than a chicken. One final piece of...
Wow ... this is worthy of the Ermitage collection. However, the dating doesn't seem to be right. The legend reads: (Zar)' i veli(ki) knyas'...
There are many different types. Coins of Ivan (the Terrible) to Peter the Great are quite cheap and can be bought for a few dollars a piece....
Yes, the beads, the fibulae and buckles belong together. They stayed together for the last 1600 years or so. And yes, the strap end belongs to...
With his curly hair and frizzy beard Septimius Severus is usually one of the most recognizable emperor. However, I really like those early...
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