I still don't understand how numismatists identified the specific pharaoh depicted on the reverse, absent a legend. The uraeus and headscarf are...
Your Marsyas coin from Apameia reminds me of one of my Roman Republican coins, reflecting the same myth: Roman Republic, Lucius Marcius...
Hey, there are laws in NYC protecting the rights of women to nurse their babies in public. I believe those laws should also protect the rights of...
People have explained to you that no book is going to have up to date values, including Sear. (Which has prices in British pounds anyway!) That's...
Wonderful coin! Am I correct to interpret the reverse as depicting Isis standing on the prow of a ship, holding the sail(?), with the wind blowing...
Wonderful analysis, pinpointing the coin not only to the year but the month! And it appears that Foss reached the same conclusion as yours...
As I discovered when I bought the coin, Emmett actually doesn't list this type for Hadrian's Year 22, for reasons unknown. I was able to find only...
I just found my new coin in Dinsdale, listed as No. 005120. See Dinsdale, Paul H., The Imperial Coinage of the Middle Antonines: Marcus Aurelius...
Wonderful!
Tell that wolf to cover up! It's a disgrace!
It also occurs to me that since Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus and Commodus were apparently born in 161 AD as the ninth and tenth children (I've...
I will have to look for it; thank you! And thanks for the possible identification of the children. Yours is a truly wonderful example. What nice...
I can't really pick out only one coin that ticked all the boxes for me -- a lot of my Roman Republican coins would probably qualify. But here's my...
I wonder what percentage of the people who see that canopy passing by recognize the image? I would hope at least 50%, but I'm probably...
A beautiful example, with a very similar hairstyle to the FECVND AVGVSTAE coin except that the chignon is a bit smaller and doesn't have all the...
I said it was inexpensive! The mere fact that a coin is expensive never makes it irresistible to me.
Elvis?
This arrived in the mail today. The obverse isn't in the best condition, but I really liked the reverse. Not to be a walking stereotype, but I...
Nice coin! It's been on my Roman Republican want list for quite some time as well. Not only because of the interesting story behind the reverse,...
After all this time, I finally gave in the other day and bought a 1-year subscription to the premium version of ACSearch. Given that the cost is...
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