Yes, for a long time I thought I had a CTG with the labarum, even well into a period when I considered myself a reasonably knowledgeable...
BTW, I have never used this site, but here's another one currently for sale:...
Yes. I wonder if this symbol was something that he ordered. Why so late, though--336, one year before his death? We know Constantine delayed his...
Yes! Right after I bought it I emailed Victor privately and asked him about his impressions of scarcity. He wrote, "They are fairly scarce...it...
There have been so many threads on Constantine and Christian symbols (like this recent one) that I’m somewhat reticent to begin another. But I’d...
Yes it is fantastic. If you are new to ancient coins and you would like to acquire a few more, it’s pretty amazing how affordable many of them...
Look, Mat, don't let anyone rush you into a CNG auction. Your first CNG auction should be special, with that special coin. Don't fall for some...
Sure! [ATTACH] Oh, you mean the shekel. :smuggrin: [ATTACH]
I don't know. I just ordered one, and after it came, I ordered another. You may just have to order one at a time. It's free shipping anyway (!)....
I use coins in the classroom both at my university and even in a Sunday School class that I teach at my church. I want people to touch the coins...
Interesting job prospect. I am tempted to leave the glamorous life of the medieval studies professor, but I don’t think I could do without all the...
I'm fairly new to high-end collecting myself, and generally don't have the budget to breathe the rarefied air. But I recently bought a coin (to be...
The bearded Byzantine Christ Pantocrator image is indeed a far cry from the beardless youth we see in the sixth-century Arian baptistery in...
Ditto for everything above. However, as you may know, it’s considered somewhat bad form to ask a question about a specific coin in an upcoming...
I have never used this site! I’ve got the Guido Bruke (sp?) book that does this kind of thing. My students are already thanking you.
Come on! :)
Yes. I have a Julia Domna denarius with the Isis reverse. I do bring that in when we discuss that text. But I ain’t giving it away! I would like...
That’s a great testimony. And Peter Brown! Wow! I use his “the world in late antiquity.” He’s the man. And of course his biography of Augustine is...
Thanks Andrew. I really like the idea of integrating cointalk into the assignment. Of course, I wouldn’t want to clutter up everybody’s feeds with...
Hmmm. Maybe I'll see if I can record it, if Victor says it's OK. There may be a way to make it zoom-able.
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