-Phoros comes from a Greek root phero, which means "to carry" or "to bear." A cistophoros simply means "bearing a cistus."
Nice write-up, @hotwheelsearl ! The VM MR on the reverse of your AE-4 from Cyzicus is an abbreviation for venerabilis memoria, "revered memory."...
I'll join the party! [IMG] Justin II and wife Sophia, AD 565-578. Byzantine Æ follis, 31.2 mm, 14.52 g, 12 h. Nicomedia, AD 570/71. Obv: DN...
I think Orfew is correct to use the term "scarce."
The Aphrodite Kallipygos (Which means "Aphrodite with the beautiful buttocks") at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples wins, IMHO....
That's a nice example! Welcome to the dark side!
The coin is still lovely and historically interesting! It just has a different bust type!
It's usually apparent, even with an advanced state of wear: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice coin! However, I think you've misidentified the bust type. I believe yours is RIC 219, RSC 529, BMCRE 175, with a laureate head:...
The only cistophorus in my collection: [IMG] Antony and Octavia. AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm. Ephesus, 39 BCE. Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS...
Hmmm. The figure on the reverse may be a woman with her hair in a chignon at the back of her head. Marcus Aurelius and Faustina II? But with the...
She appears on the reverse of this antoninianus of Diocletian, similar to @Victor_Clark 's Maximian: [ATTACH] Diocletian, AD 284-304 Roman...
No, there are no coins depicting these women. The first Julia to appear is Julia the daughter of Augustus: [ATTACH] Livia, wife of Augustus, and...
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No. That's Vesta holding a palladium and scepter. This was my first sestertius. I fell in love with its smooth black patina and it resulted in a...
That's a nice coin, with an appealing patina. It was issued in AD 150/51 as part of a massive series of coins to mark the 10th anniversary of the...
Philip I. This coin's reverse inscription is translated "Peace established with Persia." [IMG] Philip I, AD 244-249. Roman AR Antoninianus, 3.51...
Thanks for pointing that out. Some internet research has uncovered that the city received the title Socia Romanorum during the reign of Septimius...
Nice examples of the legionary standards reverse types! The Skylark legion that founded the colony was named after the skylark decoration on their...
That photo is MUCH clearer!
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