Another Saturday night. I've been photographing new arrivals ... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Waiting for auction wins to arrive ... [ATTACH] and reading...
A gift from my wife! She knows me! [ATTACH]
Yes, even with the great Galen as their physician.
Well-written, scholarly, and thought-provoking exploration of titulature we collectors often take for granted.
What a cool mythological type! I want one of these!
This coin, the reverse of which is translated "to the fecundity of the empress," celebrates Faustina II's jaw-dropping fecundity! She had twelve...
This one just arrived, courtesy of @John Anthony : [ATTACH]Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon centenionalis, 2.89 g, 19.5 mm, 12 h. Cyzicus,...
I have a couple of Constantius GENIO POPVLI ROMANI issues -- Antioch and Trier. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Don't forget Trajan Decius: [ATTACH]
Nice "final upgrade" (yeah, we'll see about that ;)). Gotta love an Artemis hunting reverse type. Sev Alex's bronzes from Nicaea come in an...
How cool is that! Always a thrill to pick up an unrecognized rarity!
Nice, but you forgot the most important thing about Tacitus, @ominus1 ! The dude ROCKED the neck beard! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Faustina II, indeed.
Peacocks are a common motif on consecration issues for Roman empresses. This is one of the scarcer coins issued for the deified Faustina II....
My first ancient: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Keep it going! Next: your first ancient.
Great coins, @Limes ! Historically important, too!
Those are lovely! Congratulations on your first year! I look forward to many more postings from you in the future. Here's my Mamaea with that...
[IMG] Agrippina I, wife of Germanicus, 14 BC - AD 33 Roman AE Sestertius 27.92 gm, 34.8 mm, 7 h Rome mint. Struck under Claudius, 42-54 AD Obv:...
I have only one brockage in my collection and it doesn't photograph well at all. Its rough surfaces don't help any, either. It's of Faustina II...
Happy indeed! That's why they have the HILARITAS and LAETITIA reverse types! :joyful: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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