Upon his death in 14 CE, Augustus was deified. Coins under his successor Tiberius celebrated this and coins over 200 years later did too. Here is...
Trajan issued many coins that referenced particular conquests. I tell a short version of the story of this Parthian conquest here:...
I am a fan of big tetrarchal folles. Severus II (305-306-307) became Caesar in 305 in the second tetrarchy and participated in the GENIO POPVLI...
I just revised my page of coin of the tetrarchy with two excellent Licinius pieces and an excellent Maximinus II....
I just added a new mintmark for Antioch under Justinian (527-565) to my page which tells the story of the mint and why its mintmarks changed from...
I can think of some issues of ancient coins where the "portraits" are really bad. Byzantine copper is not known for die quality, but coins of Sear...
I have just added some excellent coins to my website: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Included at the top are a stater of Metapontion...
When you study ancient coins, you interact with ancient history. I have some low-value ancient-history books I am trying to give away:...
If you have followed CT for months you know I like Roman imperial coins with reverses that are unique to a particular person on the obverse. Do...
Byzantine history is, well, Byzantine. The complicated reign of Constantine VII illustrates it. There are more twists and turns than I can recount...
Zelle is a method of paying in the US that is electronic and fee-free. I used it for the first time today as an alternative to PayPal. I spent...
I added six Greek silvers to my page: http://augustuscoins.com/Greek.html Shipping is discussed there. [ATTACH] Troas, Abydos early 4th C. -...
Ephesos in Ionia (western Asia Minor) minted coins with a bee as the obverse type: [ATTACH] 18 mm. Drachm. 3.54 grams. E Φ either side (for...
Here is a bold Alexander the Great (336-323 BC) tetradrachm: [ATTACH] 24 mm. 17.13 grams. Head of Hercules in lion-skin headdress right Zeus...
A friend asked me about why some coins of Galerius did not have "Galerius" on them. Good question. I created a web page about how to distinguish...
I just added these to my web site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html There are many more interesting coins there. Please take a look....
[ATTACH] 12-10 mm. 1.13 grams. Thrace. Thasos. c. 510-480 BC. no legend. Archaic style ithyphallic Silenos "running" right quadripartite incuse...
Long ago I made a web page with reverse types issued by only one emperor. The main page showed the reverse only and allowed you to click on the...
I just added these to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html There are many other coins to consider. SOLD SOLD [ATTACH] Caligula (37-41)...
I got an e-mail ad from Berk that says they will have videos of all ancient coins in their current fixed-price sale. The coin they linked to (an...
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