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TGIFF! [IMG] This is a new arrival to my Numophylacium Faustinae. I purchased it because it depicts the empress wearing the stephane,[1] an...
Might just be Severina.
[IMG] Julia Mamaea was the MOTHER of a late Severan emperor, not the wife of one. But so many people have subsequently responded, that penalty...
When this ex- @Stevearino coin came up at a recent @John Anthony auction, I found it intriguing. [ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon...
That's interesting and fun -- and it can be helpful if doing a die study -- but dots between words and between letters in abbreviations are quite...
I have a few. These are some of my favorites. [IMG] Augustus, 27 BC - AD 14. Roman provincial AE 23. Macedon, Amphipolis, 10.25 g, 23.3 mm, 1 h....
Here's Caracalla at his most hypochondriacal, one of many coins featuring the healing god Serapis: [IMG] Caracalla, AD 198-217. Roman AR...
I've been thinking about this one and it's challenging. Its diameter is very large and yet it doesn't quite have the boardwalk flan one might...
Well, here's a sestertius with some handshaking going on. [IMG] Orbiana, wife of Severus Alexander, Augusta AD 225-227. Roman orichalcum...
Either, or even an emperor's mother, grandmother, or daughter, as long as they held the title of Augusta. Faustina II: [IMG] Faustina II, AD...
I have never regretted buying a coin; I've only regretted not buying something when I had the chance -- more times than I can count.
Nice job cleaning it!
I wonder if our Maximus sestertii were from the same hoard; they both have red encrustations on them. [ATTACH]
Prior to striking, the flans were smoothed by turning them on a lathe. The spindle of the lathe made dimples in the flans, which persist after...
What a lovely coin, @DonnaML! The provenance is merely the icing on the cake.
Wow! That's lovely and the video really allows its beauty to shine! This coin, issued to mark the marriage that brought a brief respite in the...
That's lovely! What a find!! I have a Geta with a similar reverse type: [IMG] Geta, Caesar AD 198-209. Roman AR denarius, 3.43 g, 19.4 mm....
Hi, @ArtDeco, welcome to the crazy world of ancient numismatics. I see you're confused by the terminology we use and rightfully so. I wrote this...
My new favorite tune! Synth-pop for the win! [MEDIA] And I've been grooving on this rare diademed-bust version of this denarius: [ATTACH]
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