Yes, a very archaic cult image of small size. The Romans believed it had been brought from Troy by Aeneas. You can see Aeneas carrying his father...
Sol in biga, seen from front.
Just jealous.
Do not think it could never happen in the US. I read somewhere that in the 17th c. some French traffickers in Louisiana (in all the Middle-West,...
Thanks!!! This is exactly what I needed! With the help of Google translate (even it it confuses Charles V with Charlemagne :-) ) I can understand...
Thank you and merry Christmas (in advance) to you too. I don't know if a medieval coin (or almost medieval, @seth77 proposes to date this coin...
Thank you ! But I also see on obverse before [R]OM a clear [...]CA[.] I cannot understand... unless it isn't a C but a T... or something else?
There are coins that come to you thanks to dealers and postal services, and others that do it on their own. Life is full of surprises (D. Lynch,...
[ATTACH] Domitian, as (?) Obv.: (counter-clockwise) IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M, laureate head right. Rev.: S C, eagle standing front on globe,...
Very nice ! The Constans majorina is very attractive; the Postumus with Serapis is a good testimony of Ancient globalization (a Gallic emperor...
Very nice coins, but be careful, there were several cities called Antioch. There was Antioch on the Orontes (the most famous one, capital of the...
What's even better than a cornucopiae? Two cornucopiaes... [ATTACH] Alexander II Zebinas, AE 21 mm, Antioch, 125-122 BC Obv.: Radiate head of...
This one is 26 mm and from the Lyons mint : [ATTACH] I wish I had the same from Amiens... A mint in Amiens means there must have been an...
I wonder if this one is an official issue of Constantinople in 641/2 or an Islamic Syrian imitation: [ATTACH] The obv. legend is blundered : ЄИ...
This coin (not mine) seems to be a bit mysterious. [ATTACH] Obv.: ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟС ΟΥΗΡΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ (Aurelius Verus Caesar), draped and cuir. bust of......
[ATTACH] Dupondius of Claudius Next : sestertius of Claudius
Well... This cannot be proven. Macrinus had been appointed Praetorian Prefect by Caracalla, despite the fact he was of African origin and had been...
Very interesting hypothesis ! [ATTACH]
The types are obviously the same as the Kibyra coin, but this one is a minute coin version. Maybe an imitation? It happened sometimes that...
Maybe not forever. It will make an interesting article by the archaeologist who will excavate the remains of your house 1000 years from now.
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