Very nice! I also have one from the Rome mint. [IMG] Maxentius as Augustus, AD 307-312. Roman billon follis, 6.53 g, 24.6 mm, 10 h. Rome, AD...
I'm going to invoke the 12 hour rule and post something similar: [IMG] Diadumenian, Caesar AD 217-218. Roman provincial Æ 16.5 mm, 4.63 g, 11:00....
This is to complement @Shrews1994 's lion thread! [IMG] Gallienus, 253-268 AD. Roman Æ Antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.8 mm, 5 h. Rome Mint, 10th...
Lions! [IMG] Greek Ionia, Miletos. AE Hemiobol, 3.35 g, 18.3 mm, 12 h. Aeschylinos, magistrate, ca. 200 BC. Obv: Apollo Didymeus standing right,...
You can get an idea from Wolkow's webpage here.
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That book looks great!
It was probably her natural hair. I did a write-up about her various hairstyles a few years ago.
What a lovely portrait, @bcuda ! Anyone would be proud to add that to their collection. Here's my less attractive example. [ATTACH] Julia Domna,...
Dikaiosyne holds scales and I'm not sure that's what we're seeing here. Genius doesn't appear on provincial issues. If I were to assign a...
The deity on the reverse of the bottom coin is Tyche standing l., holding rudder and cornucopiae. Consider the obverse bust might also be of...
Compare the obverse of your coin to this one of Marcianopolis: [ATTACH]
It's not Fecunditas. The "centration dimples" identify it as a Roman provincial issue, not an imperial one. Fecunditas -- the the best of my...
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Got it! [IMG] Gaius Egnatuleius, c.f. 97 BC. Roman Republican AR quinarius, 1.68 g, 14.6 mm, 11 h. Rome, 97 BC. Obv: C·EGNATVLEI·C·F·Q, Laureate...
Yes! I forgot I had this ... [ATTACH] ... when I bought this: [ATTACH] But the obverse inscription is broken on the second example and not...
Cool coin, @Jay GT4 ! And what interesting information, which complements my write-up very nicely!
I did just that! He replied promptly to my inquiry: The coin is clearly counterfeit. Most likely ancient. The surface is peeling in many places,...
Post your coins of the Bosporan Kingdom or anything you feel is relevant! Tiberius Julius Mithridates Philogermanicus Philopatris, sometimes...
The first Roman emperor to wear a beard was Hadrian: [ATTACH] Hadrian, AD 117-138. Roman AR denarius, 3.44 g, 17.5 mm, 7:00. Rome, AD 121. Obv:...
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