Here is an AE2 of the roman empress Aelia Flaccilla (wife of Theodosius who reigned 379-395). [ATTACH] AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG SALVS REI-PVBLICAE...
I have followed this series closely since 2001. The simple fact is those coins often come in great shape. It is true, however, that many coins...
Most of the fun may be the search, but I also get a lot of fun from the research. I have a library with the major references and many sale...
The sheikh who failed to pay for the Prospero lots he won (and possibly other artworks) died at age 48 in suspicious circumstances:...
Welcome 4to2! I encourage you to look back through older pages for fun (there are over 200 pages of thread titles). Many were very interesting...
[ATTACH] I greet you at the door! Happy Halloween! Troas, Abydos, 10 mm obol. c. 480-450 BC. [ATTACH] Eagle standing left, wings closed....
Nike on a tetradrachm of Roman Alexandria under Gallienus (253-268). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
For the first 40 years of denarii (denarii began c. 211 B.C.) the Dioscuri-riding-right reverse is by far the most common reverse. The type occurs...
Quant, that's a very nice group of coins of rare emperors. There is a book entitled "Justinian II of Byzantium" by Constance Head (1972, U....
Phocas was Byzantine emperor 602-610. His coins spell his name "FOCA" but modern historians spell it with "Ph" for "F". Some of his coins are...
A Vitellius denarius: [ATTACH] XV VIR SACR FAC, tripod-lebes with dolphin above and raven below. "quindecimvir sacris faciundis" Denarius. 20-19...
Siliquae, thanks for the link to the article about coins of Valentinian. Maybe it goes without saying I am interested!
Speaking of big coins of Cilicia, here is 38 mm piece (27.87 grams) of Gordian III and Tranquillina from Seleucia ad Calycadnum, with those two...
If you are going to list mints, they will be in some order. Traditionally, they have been listed left-to-right (west to east) across a map, as far...
"It would not take long for an intelligent human to figure out that when their god-like powers have limitations, then they will be dead meat."...
VOTA coins can make a large theme collection. I have seen a private specialized collection with over 1500 VOTA coin types (some are minor...
There is a book on the Roman coins of the quinarius denomination "Roman Quinarii From the Republic to Diocletian and the Tetrarchy" by Cathy King....
Here are a couple of nice Gallienus coins: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nine years ago I went to a coin show with a Trajan quinarius on my want list. I didn't find one, but came away with this: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Facing bust! Normal!
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