Now, is her book about 12 emperors or about THE 12 Caesars, like Suetonius? I'm not coming along too well with my 12 Caesars collection ......
Excellent example.
It means year. Nobody is quite sure how the symbol came to mean year, though. It's not an abbreviation.
[IMG] Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 23.46 g, 32.3 mm, 12 h. Rome, December 159 - December 160. Obv: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS...
Here's my VRBS ROMA/GLORIA EXERCITVS from Heraclea. It has the later small module flan. [IMG] Sons of Constantine I. Roman billion reduced...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman Æ as, 8.23 g, 26.4 mm, 4 h. Rome, AD 150 or later. Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, bare-headed and draped...
Earlier this month, Mike Markowitz wrote an article for Coin Week about weapons on ancient coins. The article is illustrated with some interesting...
They think that looks like this? [ATTACH] [IMG]
C.T.B.S.!!! Where you been, Scoob?! I've posted this here several times! [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217 Roman oricalchum sestertius, 21.41 g, 28.8...
Fun theme! As far as a cultured and educated woman who was a patron of the arts and reported to be a great conversationalist, I have to go with...
It's common for ancient fouree forgeries to have the reverse of one ruler combined with the obverse of another. This fouree of Orbiana, for...
We have a decent idea of what Lucilla looked like. As Augusta, she appears on coins and statues. Because she was born in 149, she's a teenager on...
It is Faustina the Younger. Commodus had not yet been born but Lucilla is the oldest of them. The others are Faustina III, Fadilla and Cornificia.
Faustina having a baby may not be that historically interesting, but it was a big deal for her and her family. [ATTACH]
Alright, here's some no-nonsense, old-time blues. [MEDIA] And some old-time cabinet toning. [ATTACH]
Sounds like a wonderful time! If only there were a coin store called Antonines R Us!!!
This one was on my top 10 list last year. [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 2.94 g, 19 mm, 12 h. Uncertain eastern mint, AD...
[IMG] Here's my example. There's an interesting story behind this type, too. According to Seth W. Stevenson's A Dictionary of Roman Coins,...
The auction froze up on me and I can't seem to get back in to their website to participate in the live portion of the auction. Is anyone else...
Well done, @FrizzyAntoine! An important coin of the imperatorial period and a handsome specimen at that!
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