Vespasian Judaea Capta. One of the more desirable first-century coins. Details look soft and surfaces bubbly. Unless you purchased it from a...
So I just finished watching ROMAN EMPIRE: REIGN OF BLOOD, a six-installment series on Netflix. Each installment is probably about an hour or a...
That's great, Victor. And good for you for getting it properly curated. If you don't mind my asking, what was the process? Did you contact the...
Did you win that coin, Victor? If so, I'm glad it went to someone who could appreciate it. Either way, a helpful and interesting write-up. I...
Well, that CAST legend does lend credibility to the "campgate" reading. Is it retroactive to the 310s and 320s? My vote would be "yes."
Your English is much better than my Dutch! I think Doug was just helping bring along your written English skills--a nice by-product of this board...
Thanks all for these thoughtful replies. I'm glad you posted that argenteus, @Severus Alexander. To my eyes, that coin shows the tetrarchs...
Novice speculation is most certainly welcome. I'm practically a campgate novice myself, hence my asking questions that are probably tired ones on...
Well, the analogy might be more effective if these are campgates or city walls rather than freestanding beacons. The piece might be over before it...
I took a moment and grabbed a few images of Roman signal beacons vs. fortification or city gates just for a quick and unscientific "eye test" of...
Thanks for the comments about signaling towers. My thinking was that the campgate and signaling tower were not mutually exclusive interpretations,...
I’m working on writing a popular essay that parallels the current debate in the U.S. over a border wall with Mexico to the fourth-century...
I did see the Cecilia M. tomb but I was too cheap to pay to enter. I was also pressed for time--it was my last day in Rome and I was trying to...
@Cucumbor That "Frankenstein-faced" obverse portrait reminds me of this coin in Steve McBride's shop:...
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For the lucky traveler who has plenty of time in Rome, sites associated with Maxentius--and perhaps even this coin--can still be visited, though...
I look forward to spending some time with that page.
My word, Ides, that coin looks like it was struck 20 minutes ago. :wideyed:
Would anyone like to comment on the "meaning" of the reverse? If it meant "The freedom of the Empress," or something like that, we'd expect...
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