I guess this one must be the "nine palmette" variety: [ATTACH] TRP IX IMP XV COS VIII PP
The mint was under Pilate's local authority, representing the Roman government under Tiberius. Hendin (Guide to Biblical Coins, 4th edition, p....
Excellent! I am going to learn how to do that. I have already begun at googlemaps: https://www.google.com/maps/d/ Thanks for the idea!
@ancientone, I like the idea of collecting a coin from each of the provincial mints. (I don't do it, but I like the idea.) I have a cork board on...
Many of us wonder what theme we should collect. Those of us with lots of experience agree there is no "should" to it. But, when you want to focus...
@Ken Dorney's coin above is AE35. 35 mm makes an impressive coin. The rarity and unusual reverse legend add to that. Here is a common reverse...
@AncientJoe, thanks for the interesting writeup about the Chicago show. Also, the coins you won are gorgeous.
It is commonly thought that academic classical archaeologists have lead the charge against collecting. A cursory inspection of the history of...
There are a finite number of types of denarii of Gordian III. One could attempt to collect them all. Here is my coin of the OP type: [ATTACH] PM...
Here is a Hadrian sestertius of a good type: RESTVTITVTORI ORBIS TERRARVM Hadrian raising the restored world. [ATTACH] The picture captures the...
Many Gemini lots did not sell. 148 of the first 443 ancients are on the unsold list: http://www.geminiauction.com/unsold.asp?utm_source=Copy of...
Academics want and need publications in journals accepted as credible by their department's promotion and tenure committee. The Celator (which I...
I moved my site a few weeks ago to here: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html The old one has shut down, so please bookmark the new site. You...
This one is of Septimius Severus (193-211) struck year B (ETB in exergue), 194. [ATTACH] 18-17 mm. AV Λ CEΠ CEOYHPOC (Autocrater(?) L. Sep...
To me, the condition (but not "grade," which is a technical term with a definition I do not have the right to dispute ) of a coin takes into...
The first three coins in my area I looked at I would buy at estimate. That's a sure sign some estimates are low (as usual).
Because you are obsessed with details? (As a child, you never got the 1909-SVDB cent and didn't get over it?) Just kidding!
I rewrote the part of the page on debased argentei to take into account the comments of @Victor_Clark . Thanks, Victor!...
It is likely. It is not illustrated in the book, but the hoard had 56 of that type "VIRTVS MILITVM" with "four sacrificing" for Galerius from Rome...
@dougsmit (above) posted a later base-silver type we think may have been a debased argenteus. Thank you, Doug, for reminding me that it and two...
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