A really terrific post. Those photos of the plutei of Trajan are the best I've seen showing Marsyas - and all these wonderful coins, info, etc....
Yeah, I think in movies set in ancient times, they bump up the size of the coins because otherwise it looks as if everybody is getting excited...
I really enjoyed this post - I knew very little about this issue and now I know more. And I love HBO's Rome...although in the scene where Pullo...
Some lovely coins in this post. Mine is not lovely at all, a rather green one from Alexandria: [ATTACH] Maximinus II Æ Follis (311-313 A.D.)...
I believe that is correct - C. Maianius, as moneyer - chose the design; although we don't really have any records outlining a moneyer's exact...
I think you're right - the "pitted dies" vs. "casting bubbles" situation is debated by collectors - and we all hope for a pitted die. But my...
Here are a couple new photos, taken from an angle for a better view (I hope) of the surfaces: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So what is the difference...
Yeah, I was afraid of that...but do you have any idea what kind of fake - ancient? Modern?
Wikipedia has a pretty good article on Roman moneyers, which gives an account of their duties and includes a list of them. Some became famous...
One of my favorite ancients is the denarius of L. Censorinus with Apollo on the obverse and the satyr Marsyas on the reverse. Marsyas challenged...
A very nice follis, Greg. A few years back I accidentally started collecting Byzantine bronze. For years I'd thought they were too crude and...
I really like buying coins in big lots like this. The "cost per unit" price can be astonishingly low, making it much easier for me to justify the...
Thank you for the speculation on that oddball 8 reales love token. Your thoughts on the mother's token might be on the right track - maybe it is...
Thank you so much - everyone - for the enthusiastic replies. lordmarcovan, I haven't tired of it yet, but I will let you know when that happens....
Yes, that is a better color match - did you adjust it? My photography/computer skills are pretty basic. Nice work!
A while back on eBay I picked up a Roman Republic denarius of L. Antestius Gragulus. The seller thought it was a fake and so had it priced at...
Well, speaking of buying things you didn't know you collected, and speaking of Maxentius and his temple coins, I picked up this somewhat...
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