What about the Julia Domna chia head from York? http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/roman/roman-head-pot Or, more accurately, the "chia head...
A great set. One pretty accessible and inspiring. I've got 2 Julia Domna coins and will try to acquire the other ladies in coming years. I'm a...
Fascinating. Victor, have you ever talked with Ron Bude? He's been doing some pretty sophisticated metallurgical analyses of VLPPs for a while...
Don't know anything about the coin. I just know LedZep's version of Kashmir at the Celebration Day concert was worthy of their stuff in their...
This is all very helpful. Breitsprecher’s comments seem to imply that the star was more significant than a simple control mark. And it seems that...
I have really enjoyed reading these responses and different philosophies, as well as looking at your posted examples. In the process, I’m also...
I can see every curl in Otho’s wig. Extraordinary.
Augustus for the win. Primus inter Pares.
I think my Latin teacher would accept that. No ruler on the knuckles for you.
Dang. Those are beauties, everyone. Worth waiting for, for sure.
Doug Smith has a well-known page on the complexities of grading ancient coins, using the Augustus-Agrippa COL NEM dupondius for examples. I'm...
I voted for #3. I think to care about rarities, you have to know what you're looking at. I don't. At least not for Claudius II. So absent that...
...and that’s why you might eventually want one of these... [ATTACH]
I wish I had some Old French. I do teach the Song of Roland in translation, usually after a unit on the Qur’an and Islam. It’s interesting to see...
I’m a medievalist but haven’t read this poem since college. After reading your posts I just went back and reread it. It’s short. Man, Orfeo was...
Lovely Coin. Apollo was a favorite of Augustus even before Actium, but after that battle “Actian Apollo” was a particular divine patron. That coin...
Great coins in a short amount of time. Happy Anniversary! Orfeo was a riche king, In Engelond an heigh lording, A stalworth man and hardy bo,...
I think Abafil trays are the most attractive. But I was looking for a system that could eventually hold my entire collection (250-300 coins) in...
We had an Urbs Roma in this thread. How about an Eastern counterpart?[ATTACH]
I would not be interested in the top coin even for $5. But the Tetricus has a nice portrait and alone is probably worth $10.
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