[IMG] Philip II, AD 244-249. Roman provincial Æ 23.8 mm, 8.42 g, 11 h. Mesopotamia, Nisibis, AD 244-49. Obv: ΑVΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛΙ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC CЄB,...
How about a CONSTANTINOPOLI(S) commemorative from Constantinople? [IMG] Constantinople, RIC vii p. 582, 79.
Mediolanum is now Milan. [IMG] Aurelian, AD 279-275. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 gm, 20.6 mm, 12 h. Mediolanum, 3rd emission, autumn 271 –...
[IMG] Aelius, Caesar AD 136-138. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 27.19 g, 30.6 mm, 7 h. Rome, AD 137 Obv: L AELIVS CAESAR, bare head, right Rev: TR...
Inspired by @zadie's 12 Caesar thread, which was about Domitian, not the list compiled by Suetonius, I thought I'd post twelve coins (six per post...
Here's a humdrum Homonoia. [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman Provincial Æ assarion, 17.2 mm, 3.08 g, 1 h. Moesia Inferior,...
The word has a nice antiquarian feel to it, doesn't it? Makes me feel like an 18th century numismatist, studying my coins by lamplight after...
If it seems too good to be true ... I'm skeptical. Why didn't the seller send it to a TPG service himself?
Gorgeous coins, @zadie! I love the equestrian reverse design on the denarius.
#1 General rule of thumb: ALL three-sisters sestertii are fake unless you buy them from a reputable auction house and they have a pedigree longer...
Here's the one in my numophylacium. [IMG] Macedonia, Pella, 187-131 BCE. AE 17.5 mm, 4.99 g. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos, r. Rev:...
Sestertii were made of an alloy similar to brass known as orichalcum, not bronze.
Salus reverse types are one of the most commonly encountered of Faustina's denarii, accounting for 8% of all denarii in the Reka Devnia hoard...
No clue other than the hairstyle suggests Faustina II.
Faustina Friday – Concordia and the Birth of Lucilla, continued Further Down the Die-Link Chain: Changes in Obverse Titulature The next major...
TGIFF! And I got ... [IMG] Martin Beckmann's die-linkage study of the aurei of Faustina the Younger[1] has provided us with substantial clarity...
"It was the third of September That day I'll always remember ..." [MEDIA] [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman provincial Æ 25.0 mm,...
There's the understatement of the year. It does nothing less than render the laurel wreath theory untenable.
That's fascinating.
I love Septimius Severus provincials. You might even say the Severan period was the golden age of Roman provincial coinage. Here's a rare one but...
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