I have no trouble with religious beliefs and practices being in flux. The idea of a raised hand being a blessing makes better sense to me than...
So recently I’ve been researching gesture in Roman art. (I know, I need to get more.) While it’s reductive to posit a one-to-one correspondence...
Another one for this silly thread. It looks as if Justinian borrowed Elton John’s glasses and hat for this portrait. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Hmmm. I guess I have the legs extended version too.
Back when I first started collecting, I wanted a sestertius but could not afford one. I somehow messed around and got to know a good guy named...
Man. You lucked out that the identifying section was the part that was visible!
Congrats TIF. Thank you for your generous and humane contributions to this board.
Welcome ob3rst1337! I’m glad to see your interest in ancients. The nice thing about ancients is that many of them are still remarkably...
Paging @randygeki ...
[ATTACH] So I’ve been trying to identify this Constantius II Fallen Horseman Fel Temp coin, but the absence of a clear mintmark frustrates...
So just to provide clarity/closure for myself, I take it that the result of this crowdsourcing answer is that Siscia is the only mint for which...
Here's one I purchased from Valentinian himself. [ATTACH] Roman Republican moneyer Q. Minucius Rufus 122 B.C. AR denarius (fourée) 18.87 mm....
Do you mean that it’s easier to find a Falling horseman for Constans from Thessalonica, or that one could get all five coins for Constans from...
Awesome. Thanks. This is just what I was looking for. I think someone (probably @maridvnvm ) commented a while back that Siscia offered a good...
I think I’ve asked this question in passing in another thread, but I wanted to start a dedicated thread to this query: Is it possible to get all...
Well, I regard that as high praise. I'm glad I bought it.
So I bought that Galba. If you wish to post and trash that coin, please be gentle. ;). Now Otho and Vitellius are my remaining two coins for the...
I appreciate those specifics very much. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to find a portrait like that in my price range too many places. Thanks...
Please pardon the slight hijacking of this thread. I’m in the market for a Galba bronze to help me complete my Twelve Caesars set, with a budget...
Can someone educate me on why this particular RR coin is so desirable that it would be a common counterfeit?
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