Although Strack attempted to do so in the 1930s, the most complete work on the subject has been by Fittschen. Szaivert (MIR) builds upon this, but...
When it comes to being sharp-dressed, I don't think anyone outdoes Probus. Nope, no bare-chest with a tad of drapery on the far shoulder for him....
The pilei of the Dioscuri in the heavens as the stars Castor and Pollux: [IMG] Mn. Fonteius C.f., 85 BC. Roman AR Denarius, 3.97 g, 21.0 mm, 5h....
Thank you for the kind words! That coin is thought to have been issued to honor the birth of M. Annius Verus toward the end of AD 162. He was...
All gorgeous, @jamesicus !!
I think his coins were genuine, but that his firm represented a clearing house for dispersing coins found by metal detectorists in the area --...
@zumbly ! I've had a chance to really research your coin and I'm confident it's Fadilla. Moreover, I'm confident that Mattingly misdescribed your...
Outbid on everything.
Sorry to keep piling on this thread, but this die-linkage establishes that the very first issues for Faustina II after her death bear the simple...
In my original response to the thread, I used the seller's (Timeline Auctions) photo. If it helps any, here's my own, less attractive, photo:...
That's fascinating, @Aestimare , showing the link between those with the DIVA AVG FAVSTINA legend and the DIVAE FAVSTIN AVG MATR CASTROR. That's a...
I would consider that Roman provincial. So too the authors of RPC I, who catalog it as no. 506.
Attractive coin, @David Atherton , and an interesting art history lesson -- with a bit of paleontology thrown in for good measure! I'll take this...
That's gorgeous, @zumbly ! The children who were alive that year would have been Lucilla, Faustina III, and either a son born in 157 or 158 but...
Those usually include IOVLIA. Paulina, the wife of Maximinus Thrax?
From the obverse inscription and hair, I'd say Plautilla.
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Valerian: [IMG] Valerian I, AD 253-260. Roman AR antoninianus, 2.75 g, 20 mm, 7 h. Uncertain Eastern mint, 2nd emission, AD 256-260. Obv: IMP C...
Great Collections, too. Common denarii in VF of common emperors, such as Elagabalus or antoniniani of Philip I or Gordian III, with opening bids...
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