Cool story. Assuming he was already dead he made it though the firestorm and ash pretty well preserved.
This one cost $10. So it's worth it. Sestertius of Herennia Etruscilla...Viminacium [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Fake but it has some nice eye appeal as a curio.
Here's a couple of Serapis in the Roman coinage, plus one of Nero's tets... Postumus, yep even though he was in Germany he still has Serapis as...
Very interesting.
Looks like you've nailed it.
That one has me stumped...
Nice coins all! I do need to pick up a "heavy" Honorius bronze at some point but they are not that common.
Don't have the dude in silver, here is a bronze sestertius celebrating (presumably) his victory over Maximinus Thrax at Aquileia. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wishful thinking on the part of the Western Roman Empire's PR department.
Please share any coins of the rulers of the time...Theodosius II reigned in Constantinople and was unable to intervene. Meanwhile, the...
Still don't have a coin of this ruler but to be honest I haven't really been looking for one so far. But I also need a Didius Julianus.
Very anachronistic. I agree it's probably not authentic.
Here's my Ptolemy Philopator, (Lover of his Father) Nice score by the way! PTOLEMAIC EMPIRE EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA. Ptolemy IV 221-205 BC AE...
Very interesting additions to your collection.
Thanks for catching that Donna. But we did have a Caracalla-like figure in office in 2017, after all.
I don't recall hearing of this event. No doubt it occurred either at the end of the time of Caracalla (perhaps reflecting the gods' displeasure)...
12 hour rule. Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, with Romanus I and Christopher, 913-959. Miliaresion. Constantine was the fourth Emperor of the...
Ancient and Medieval Coins group on Facebook. There is some crossover with Cointalk folks. A venue for discussing coins and showing off new...
Byzantium. The distant, Greek-flavored successor of Rome. One of the questions that pops up after reading the Aeon essay is how much of the Roman...
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