The parsimonious accountant-minded Anastasius, who left the treasury 23 million solidi in its coffers upon his death. Anastasius, 491-518 A.D....
Like the all-mighty dollar the Romans could have said this: "This antoninianus is legal tender for all debts, public and private"
Not really a great bust of T. Decius: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Haha - bags and wheelbarrows filled with coins!
Minting out of Antioch was soon to be impacted by the Sassanids. Nice coin RC!
Very interesting. I'm still stumped by the purchasing power of later debased antoniniani and late roman AE4's. Must have needed bags of the coins...
Two of the same reverse type, Siscia and Arles I forgot I have a Gratian AE 2: Gratianus AE 2, 379-383, 23mm 6.2 grams Obverse: D N GRATIANVS P...
Nice drachm a very cool coin.
Mint of Alexandria, Egypt. Commodus (180-192. A.D.) Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 11.06 grams Obverse: M AVΡ KOMMO ANTΩNINOC CE, Laureate...
I've only got one Venus. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Let's go back to the 80's synth-pop: [MEDIA]
Nice coin @David Atherton and very interesting write-up.
Wishing you a very happy Birthday @jamesicus. I hope you stick around for your 100th or more orbit around the sun. :):):)
Glad that you finally got your package Donna. I had something similar happen when I ordered a copy of my dissertation last year from Abstracts...
He gave one to me, too.
I've noticed relatively higher prices for common coins as well, and the fixed price sellers at vcoins and m-a shops seem to be boosting their...
Great write up @Roman Collector - and Cornificia was unknown to me previously. Thanks for introducing us to yet another character from antiquity.
Looks to me like the corrosion will be tough to remove without harming the green patina. Maybe treatment with verdicare? I'm sure some other folks...
This Victorinus is from a Dr. W. Wruck in Berlin [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next: Another coin with an enjoyable provenance
Happy Early Thoth Day!!! Not the best but the newest Alexandrian in my collection. [IMG] Hadrian. 117-138 AD. Æ Drachm, 36mm, 22.1g, 11h;...
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