Not surprised to learn that 141 solidi had been hoarded there in the early 5th century. Luxembourg's reputation as a reliable tax haven probably...
[ATTACH] Solidus of Valentinian I. Two bound captives at the feet of the two consuls.
That may be discussed. The Greeks' "orichalkos" meaning "mountain copper", it was in their mind some kind of raw ore, not at all an alloy. Plato's...
Yes Isis was an Egyptian goddess, but in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd centuries she was worshipped in many countries of the empire, especially in Rome....
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I don't have any coin of Macrinus minted in Rome. I have some which are from Syria or Cilicia. They are interesting because Macrinus' portrait is...
On your coin the bust is not draped and cuirassed. It's another kind of obverse die, an unpublished variant.
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Very nice radiate AE coin of Nicomedia ! It is RPC V.2, — (unassigned; ID 73713). You should send this picture, with the diameter, weight and...
It's AR 23.5 mm, 5.23 g, 6 h. I don't think the flan is particularly broad, most of Caracalla's antoniniani are like this. It's difficult, even...
[ATTACH] Caracalla (198-217), antoninianus. Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, radiate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front Rev.: P M TR...
[ATTACH] one from Constantinople and one from Antioch
I was just pulling your leg... :) But I was actually a bit surprised by the "Victorian French coins" concept...
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[ATTACH] This one is a small one : AE 13 mm, 2.90 g. It comes from Tunisia.
[ATTACH] An 11th c. anonymous follis with Jesus and his mother Mary
Euh... What is a "Victorian" French coin? Queen Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom (England + Wales + Scotland + Ireland) but the British...
There was something funny about a coin of Valerian. In Hegra (Saudi Arabia) an antoninianus of Valerian was found, among many other Roman coins....
[ATTACH] Valentinian II, Constantinople, 378-383. [ATTACH] Theodosius I, Cyzicus, 383-388 [ATTACH] Honorius, Antioch, 392-395 [ATTACH]...
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