My only Postumus, and my only coin of the Gallic Empire in general. The surfaces are rough or porous or both (not sure of the technical term), but...
Welcome! I think you're entitled to a toaster for being a new recruit.
How about Balbinus and Pupienus? They only reigned for a couple of months.
It's not only the nose; I think you're right that the portrait looks younger overall than most Nervas. (Not that Nerva was really quite as old as...
Look! They haven't given this poor Dacian anything to eat for a month! [ATTACH] In all my other coins with prisoners of war, the dwarfish...
Politics creeping in again, it seems.
I think if they survived for a couple of thousand years in the ground, they'll survive being piled in a display case for a few decades. Besides,...
That was my first thought as well. Something about the shape of the emperor's head. Perhaps this one, as Caesar (identified as RIC Hadrian 2743),...
It looks fantastic!
A fascinating write-up, @Jochen1 -- as always! -- with wonderful illustrations. I distinctly remember being particularly fascinated from young...
Thanks to all for the most recent comments. It appears that the top three are pretty clear at this point -- the Cretan goat, the elephant (&...
The type with control-symbols is Crawford 366/1a. Types 366/1b and 2a both have control-letters. Types 1c and 2b have control letters on the...
Fantastic! I voted for the Elagabalus with the stone in the quadriga and the Dionysos in the biga of elephants. I wanted to vote for both the...
A wonderful coin. I guess it's a little-known fact that the lion ate one of Herakles's legs before Herakles strangled him. Also, Herakles seems to...
Great coins! I love 10, 9, 5, and 2 especially.
That's a high price! Mine was about $300 US, and I think it's pretty nice even though the strike could be stronger on the reverse. I agree that...
I don't know if I've ever seen an example of the type on which Jupiter has a face that looks like a face. Even on mine, on which his body...
It's entirely possible that you are right. I am not so expert in detecting such things unless they're really obvious.
Although I'm going to wait a few more days, I can say right now that I'm very strongly leaning towards picking the top three in the current...
You should be aware that not only has the counterfactual "no excess deaths" claim been repeatedly debunked, but the story on which it's based --...
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