That happens to be the very same one I tried. I only got about 25 pages into it, and wasn't fascinated (to say the least), so I just gave up,...
I think it's up to about book 20 by now! They do tend to blend together a bit. . . .
@Bing, you're the second person who's mentioned the Vespasian books by Robert Fabbri, so I may have to give them a try -- even though it's...
They're admittedly not as majestic as the eagle I just posted, but here are two more birds, a rooster and a swan, as depicted on a Corinthian...
The Robert Harris trilogy about Cicero was excellent. I forgot to mention it. His novel about Pompeii was pretty good too.
My one coin from the Nicomedia mint: Diocletian, silvered AE Follis, 294-96 AD, Nicomedia Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, IMP CC VAL DIOCLETIANVS...
Which reminds me. Speaking of animals, here are some photos of my small ancient Roman bronze eagle, which is approximately 45 mm. high: [ATTACH]...
I know this isn't exactly about numismatics, but I thought that if it was OK to have a thread about the Ottomans TV series, perhaps this might be...
Thanks for the link, TIF. I spent more than an hour yesterday reading all 25 pages of that thread. A lot of fascinating coins, but I'm glad I...
Also, how many sellers of genuine ancient coins even in the thousand-dollar range (gold or otherwise) don't bother providing a catalog number so...
The lettering on both sides does seem unusually clear and to stand out to an unusual degree. Does that result from polishing? Or perhaps from...
I often use http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/i.html as a quick way of identifying coins of particular emperors (if you have some idea who it...
Here is an example of a coin (a Caligula as with Vesta on the reverse, RIC I 38) for which the seller's description specifically states "Obverse...
But where's the animal?! The barbarian? That's not a very nice thing to say!
Some coins of Septimius Severus and his family. 1. Septimius Severus AR Denarius 198 AD, Laodicea Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, L SEP SEVERVS...
All of these are so great. Thank you for posting them, everyone!
May I ask what the difference is? I know that the term "Twelve Caesars" is a reference to Suetonius's work, but I have no idea when it started...
I saw a few of those at NYINC and liked them a lot and was really tempted to buy one, but the goat and infant Genius are just so tiny that...
@zumbly That rat is almost as big as the guy on the horse. I guess they don't make them like they used to! And I don't know what that is under...
Great coins! Although I'm disappointed that there are no mice (which I thought there would be until I realized that that was a typo)!
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