How cool is this?! Post anything you feel is relevant! [ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235. Roman provincial Æ 28.5 mm, 11.90 g, 5 h. Ionia,...
That's a lovely coin, but I am confused as to why it's "unique." I think it's RIC 155, of which there are 41 examples at OCRE alone. Am I missing...
That's very thought-provoking.
Did you know there is a band called Death of Licinius II?
That's exactly right.
There were various phases of issues for Diva Faustina, not for the Pietas issues in particular, though the PIETAS issues appear in the first (AD...
It simply means the stephane is not used in the first phase. It appears that for any particular reverse type, the various bust types were used...
Nice and green, indeed, @hotwheelsearl! I have a couple of Diocletians and a Maximian from Alexandria, too. [IMG] Diocletian, AD 284-305. Roman...
Yes, indeed!!!
This one is a bit mundane for a "Faustina Friday" but it's good for a Saturday night free-for-all. Bought this one at a local show in early May...
How accurate was he? Here's a coin in my collection with an overlay of a Dardel drawing from Cohen, demonstrating a reverse die-match! [ATTACH]...
Oh, the weights on such Roman provincial coins are extremely variable. There's no reason to think your coin is fake.
I know. I almost found Ryan's article convincing, but just can't let go of the Juno Lucina notion.
A very interesting reverse type, indeed, @Orielensis. I have to disagree with the paper by F. X. Ryan about its iconography, though. He does...
Thank you so much for the clarification!
Nice coin, @Shea19! This one was owned by both Von Aulock and Henry Clay Lindgren: [IMG] Annia Faustina, 3rd wife of Elagabalus, Augusta, 221...
[IMG] Florian, AD 276. Roman billon Aurelianus, 3.28 g, 21.2 mm, 12 h. Cyzicus, officina 3; issue 1, AD 276. Obv: IMP FLORIANVS AVG, Bust right,...
Bottom two are Diocletian for sure.
TGIFF!!! [IMG] How about some Ceres? [IMG] Well, maybe the ale later. But that's not what I'm talking about. [IMG] No, not the dwarf planet,...
Gorgeous! One of the nicest examples of that coin I've seen in private hands. You might be interested in this article I once wrote about this...
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