I particularly like Republican denarii with reverses showing animals, so I thought I'd post a few of mine. I'm excluding horses -- real and...
Me too! I admit, though, that I'm not quite sure where Sol's legs are supposed to be. Sticking out horizontally?
I have only one Sol coin: Probus, 276-282 AD, silvered billon Antoninianus, Cyzicus Mint 280 AD. Obv. Radiate bust left wearing imperial mantle...
I particularly like to collect coins of empresses and other Roman women -- I have 19 of them from Sabina to Severina -- but Galeria Valeria is one...
Kevin, I think I found an explanation of the "figure-eight"-shaped shield that Juno Sospita holds. There was a thread here about Juno Sospita...
Thank you!
I don't see any cutouts. I think the appearance of them is just from wear on the second example of the coin.
As I said above, I meant the difference in their shields, not swords. So I don't understand your question.
Genealogy/family history research, which I've been interested in since childhood, and have been actively engaged in for close to 30 years now....
Thanks for your very well-reasoned response, dougsmit. I have some additional thoughts and questions, which I will try to post tomorrow. I will...
Thanks. I think it's pretty amazing myself! It's like a still from one of those old sword & sandal movies. Or from Gladiator. By the way, when...
Usually, in my limited experience, although the cataloguing of tiny variations isn't nearly as prevalent or obsessive as it is for U.S. coins --...
I wish I could answer your questions!
Perhaps you're right. Which raises the question of why they would portray her that way.
I've already posted a photo of this coin in another thread (together with photos of my Mars Ultor bronze figurine), but here it is again: Roman...
A Roman Republican denarius with (for once!) Roma on the reverse rather than the obverse: [ATTACH] (Seller's image) As described in my...
My coins of Sabina, Lucilla, Julia Paula, Aquilia Severa, Sallustia Orbiana, and Otacilia Severa all have Concordia on the reverse. Here's my...
Many thanks for taking care of the situation. Donna
Is it considered acceptable practice here to continue to contact someone and make completely unsolicited requests to buy coins they've posted,...
I respectfully request that nobody send me any more messages asking if I want to sell any of the coins in these two photos. The answer is no; that...
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