Mark 12:15 reads: ὁ δὲ εἰδὼς αὐτῶν τὴν ὑπόκρισιν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Τί με πειράζετε; φέρετέ μοι δηνάριον ἵνα ἴδω. I have placed the word denarius in...
I think it refers to the slab it's in.
Gorgeous coins, @Al Kowsky! It doesn't have a historical reverse type, but just an allegorical one. Nonetheless, it is perhaps my favorite...
Gorgeous, @Andrew McCabe!
The most famous passage to mention a denarius, though, is Mark 12:13-17 and its synoptic parallels, Matthew 22:15-22 and Luke 20:21-26. The...
[IMG] Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander, Augusta AD 225-227. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 20.02 g, 28.6 mm, 12 h. Rome, special marriage issue,...
That is a gorgeous coin! I too love the toning!
Venus: [IMG] Crispina, AD 177-182. Roman Æ As, 11.64 g, 23.6 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 180-182. Obv: CRISPINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust right...
That's lovely, @DonnaML!
Aesop makes just such a use of the double meaning of χλωρός (chloros) in Fable 120 (as written by Babrius), the tale of the fox and the frog. The...
And then there's THIS interesting coin (BMC Pius 680), dated to Marcus' third tribunicia potestas, AD 148-149. It depicts Concordia with two...
@Marsyas Mike, that greenie's so bright, I need TWO pairs of shades! [IMG]
[IMG] Faustina Sr, AD 138-141 Roman AR denarius; 3.83 g, 18.2 mm Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust, right Rev: AETERNITAS, Fortuna standing left,...
That's a good goal, to be sure, but I've advocated Mary Beard's "Fourteen Emperors." This is a set that is easier to acquire than Suetonius'...
Speaking of Zeus and pigs ... [ATTACH]
Any millionaires out there who want Caracalla's ugly mug in their foyer? It's up for auction. [ATTACH] I'll stick to coins, thanks! [IMG]...
[MEDIA] Not if you're a coin, Kermit! That coin has a lovely patina, @ambr0zie, and I'm glad you were able to pick it up at a good price because...
My favorite DIVVS: [IMG] Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Roman AR denarius, 3.26g, 17.2 mm, 5 h. Rome, AD 161. Obv: DIVVS ANTONINVS, head of...
Educational write-up, @Ryro! Sounds like the dude wasn't the sort of "flaming youth" KISS would sing about. [MEDIA] My only social-war-related...
I love this one because it displays Max Thrax's portrait in all its acromegalic glory! [IMG] Maximinus I, AD 235-238. Roman Æ Sestertius, 26.7...
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