Here's mine: [IMG] Hostilian Provincial Bronze (AE26) Moesia Superior, Viminacium Obv: C VAL HOST M QVINTVS C Rev: P M S COL VIM - Moesia,...
Actually, the portrait of Herakles on the OP coin appears on coins that precede Alexander the Great, so it can't be him on the obverse:...
Suddenly, I am transported back to high school . . . . . .aah, the days of lying in the basement with my head between the speakers, looking at the...
I haven't read the book that John Anthony recommends, but just going by the Amazon blurb, I think "The Anthropology of Childhood" by David Lancey...
I've been collecting bronze coins of Constantine the Great for many years, but I'm beginning to lose interest in him. I just haven't come up with...
Since I collect mostly lower-price coins, I haven't bought any fakes that I'm aware of, (although it's possible that I have a couple and just...
Some people just can't appreciate dadaism.
I've finally gotten around to reading Herodotus' "The Histories". I'm currently up to Book IV. Listening? All over the map. Glad to see the...
FYI, I have a web page presenting some of the different coin types minted for Constantine I. It's not intended to be particularly scholarly...
I can't recommend any specific dealers, but if you buy uncleaned coins from eBay, I recommend that you buy from someone who shows you the actual...
Ah! So it's Constantius II's fault, not the engravers! Great coins, everyone. Thanks for the heads-up about the fake. I wasn't aware of it.
In A.D. 350, Constans was murdered by troops loyal to Magnentius, who was promptly proclaimed Emperor. Magnentius then had his brother, Decentius,...
Well, the giveaway is this case is that there are "5 available", and they are selling at a "Buy it Now" price of $3.49 with free worldwide...
At some point your coin was completely covered in that crud. Someone managed to remove enough of it to identify the coin but left it in the...
Hmmm. So what does that say about the U.S.? In a little over 200 years our pennies went from this: [IMG] to this: [ATTACH]
I didn't buy this coin. I found it in a batch of uncleaned coins many years ago. But I've held unto it because I liked the portrait: [IMG]...
From the article: "Tetradrachms are about nine to ten grams in weight". Really? They'd gotten that small by 1 A.D?
Are you concerned about the style? I wonder if it's from an eastern mint. But I'm certainly no expert.
I'm curious about this phrase. I assume the Amazon river and basin were named after these warriors and not vice versa. Was there a real Amazon...
Amazing. Victor's coin has a notch at around 8:00 on the obverse; otherwise, I'd swear it was the some coin. Thanks, TIF. Nice work! You have a...
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