It must be Salonia. RPC has photos of a number of the Paula issue, and all of them are similar in style to the BM coin.
I see the Λ now too! Must be Verus then, since that’s for Lucius. Way cool, and a nice coin
@TIF, you may well be right about the die match. With so much wear and no inscription on one, comparing very similar portraits is hard. And as...
You're in a better position to tell what letter it might be on the right. Sometimes there's just not enough to tell. The 'Aurelius' isn't always...
Interesting and a little tough to read. The inscription on the right of the portrait is often the same for both Verus and Aurelius. For this type,...
I recently bought some new Riker mounts to hang and display some of my artifacts, since things were getting cramped on my desk shelf and I hate to...
As someone graduating with one of these 'worthless' degrees (history, with a minor in archaeology) in December, I don't feel like it's worthless....
There's actually some runic graffiti in Hagia Sophia! Maybe they were engraved by members of the Varangian Guard, or just by some wayward vikings...
You could include it all the way until the end of struck coinage. All struck coinages will have more in common with ‘ancient’ coins than with...
I love animal coins! Here's a few, starting with two new acquisitions. [ATTACH] Lysias, Indo-Greek King, c. 120-110 BC Obverse: Bust of...
Can we count Hermanubis, herald of the gods? [IMG] Drachm of Antoninus Pius Obverse: Laureate bust right Reverse: Hermanubis standing left, head...
I don’t really have a problem with repatination so long as there isn’t a deceptive intent, like hiding a filler or trying to charge more for an...
Looks pretty minor right now. Start conservatively and work your way up to more aggressive means if that doesn’t work. I’d try just distilled...
Yikes. It's not even 'well' tooled, either; it's straight up cut into the coin surface, without any attempt to hide it. At least they acknowledge...
I don't have any Roman coins with an aegis, other than some Alexandrians with little detail remaining. Here's a Menander I drachm with a nicely...
[ATTACH] #11: King Mithradates VI of Pontus, 109 - 89 BC Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right Reverse: Perseus facing, holding harpa and head...
Just the nature of scholarship that it improves over time and supersedes what came before, I guess. I generally prefer books too but I like the...
You would be shocked by standard archaeology lab methods...
I've been interested in these types lately, and have acquired a few examples. I especially like the square bronzes. I think it's for the same...
As usual, I am listing them on eBay but am offering them here to CoinTalk members at a lower price and with free shipping. PM if interested!...
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