I don't have any of Maurice :( nor do I speak of the pompatus of love, but I do have this earworm now ... [MEDIA]
Lovely new acquisitions, @DonnaML! As I primarily collect the 2nd and 3rd centuries, I don't have many quinarii. [IMG] Gaius Egnatuleius, c.f. 97...
Fun idea, @Sulla80! The meaning of "Tauropolos," one of Artemis' many epithets, is not entirely clear, but among the possibilities are "pulled by...
Let's see your Eternal Rome coins! Coins of T-Bone, or anything you feel is relevant! Coins depicting the cult statue of Roma Aeterna in Rome's...
Tiny provincial. [IMG] Pseudo-autonomous. Roman provincial Æ 13 mm, 1.2 g. Antioch, Pisidia, time of Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Obv: ANTIOCH,...
Elagabal is the Syrian sun god.
Absolutely lovely! And you can't go wrong with Diva Faustina Junior.
Commodus for sure. His name is on the obverse from 1:00 to 5:00. Reverse ends in: "opolis," but the photo is too small to really tell.
Here's a Gordian bronze! [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman Æ sestertius, 24.30 gm, 28.7 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 240. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL...
Looks like a reverse die match to the BnF specimen shown at RPC. Anazarbus began its civic era from the year of Augustus’ refounding of the city...
Antoninus Pius for sure. The reverse deity holds a cornucopiae and maybe that is an altar at her feet. Salus, maybe?
Yes, but the only hashtags worth using are #Faustina and #TrebonianusGallus ;):D
It's fortuitous that a spammer bumped this old thread because I was just reading an article about Kybele earlier today in the course of...
My only dolphin rider is Venus. It may not look like much but it's the only known example. It's now the "plate coin" at RPC: [IMG] Faustina II,...
[ATTACH] Next: Elaborate coiffure.
Yes, @gsimonel, you'll be notified. And when you start to tag others, you'll see this. [ATTACH]
Great write-up, as always, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix! Cool coins, too! This coin may refer to this edict. It all comes down to the...
Coins of that era were very debased; often they had < 50% silver in the alloy. See Butcher, Kevin, and Matthew Ponting. “STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL...
Nice coin, @Dafydd! I'm so happy to hear you found the thread helpful. I hope you'll read this earlier post, which discusses your coin in...
That IS cool! This is my only croc: [ATTACH]
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