Very interesting coins, @dougsmit ! I too found a triassarion of Julia Domna -- from Anchialus -- marked with a gamma, a variant of the coin that...
It looks like a post-reform radiate of the emperor Maximian. The type of thing in uncleaned Roman lots sold by the kilogram. Worth a dollar or...
I successfully passed off a Constantius II AE4 as a penny at the grocery store.
Cool coin, @Ancient Aussie ! Here's one of Caracalla's old man! [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman Provincial Æ (diassarion?) 17.7 mm;...
Wow! He teaches a large number of semester-length courses available at The Great Courses. I thoroughly enjoyed his "Famous Romans" class!
Pudicitia is the personification of chastity and modesty. Because these were considered to be feminine virtues, this personification appears as a...
Not as informative or comprehensive as the standard works, but I find this website helpful.
He DID! And this one is undoubtedly a tigress, not a skinny panther with ribs showing: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I know this question has been answered, but if you are interested in how this terminology came about and how it is used in the numismatic...
They were issued by men to honor important women in their lives who carried the title Augusta. The coins circulated alongside the coins featuring...
Sandy treasure or ... [MEDIA] [IMG] Licinius I, AD 308-324. Roman billon follis, 3.43 g, 19.1 mm, 11 h. Antioch, sixth officina, AD 321-323....
Cool, @Spaniard ! You might be interested in the 12 Dii Consentes thread from a few years back. Here's one of my bronze Athena coins: [IMG]...
[MEDIA] The zoo series is a little heavy in the hooved beasts, so I'll get the ball rolling with stags -- walking left and walking right! DIANAE...
Interesting print by Bernieri depicting Venus in a chariot drawn by doves: [ATTACH] From Girolamo Pozzoli, Dizionario d'ogni mitologia e...
This unpublished coin depicts Venus riding a dolphin. [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman provincial Æ 5.84 g, 22.0 mm, 7 h. Bithynia-Pontus,...
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