Of course there's no evidence beyond later scurrilous gossip and character assassination for Commodus and his twin brother having been born out of...
Your coin is Type 4, so later than that, like 10 AD or later. Check out the link.
I am not sure that that title was ever bestowed upon Agrippa.
Yes, Pater Patriae, a title awarded to Augustus in 2 BCE. It appears only on the Type 4 coins, Sear 1731. See the multicollect.net link I posted...
I don't know if anyone in this thread has mentioned an additional notable aspect of the COL NEM dupondii: the strong resemblance between the shape...
If you go to page 2 of this thread, to the list of types at...
I don't know nearly enough to be able to tell if he's correct.
PS: Everyone is calling it an As, but I know I've read that it's a dupondius. See, e.g., Sear RCV I at pp. 337-338.
My example of the COL NEM dupondius, Type III. I'm fond of the cameo effect. Augustus AE (Brass) Dupondius, 9-3 BCE, Colonia Augusta Nemausus...
Great guess, although I'm in the same boat you're in.
Exactly! It doesn't matter, and none of us knows her personally, so it's not worth speculating about in my opinion.
I'm pretty sure that LSC is just a typo for LCS = Local Coin Shop. The only PMs I know are Prime Minister, Post Meridian, and Private Message.
She. Check her profile. Please just take her word for it, unless there's a good reason not to, however she may have presented previously. It...
I don't think that's from the Gallienus Zoo Series, or a hippocamp. What is it? It looks like Elsie the Cow! Anyway, I hope we don't go off the...
Those are all amazing. I love looking at shelves of old books, whether at bookstores or at people's homes, more than almost any other pastime!...
Since this is the most comprehensive Gallienus "Zoo Series" thread we've had since I joined Coin Talk, I thought I'd post my newest inhabitant for...
It's beautiful! I most recently posted photos of my three ancient Roman glass bottles at...
Here are the ones I have, with the deity or personification holding the caduceus noted in parentheses: C. Mamilius Limetanus (Mercury): [ATTACH]...
A. Postumius A.f. Sp.n. Albinus. I love the reverse, but am not a fan of the obverse. [ATTACH]
Whether I started a new thread or first posted it in an existing thread, I know I didn't say anything more about it than I did here....
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