Very nice coin Donna. That Dacian needs some nourishment. Super-size the burger and fries!
That's really interesting that Eusebius mentions that particular obverse and reverse type.
I'm curious what the chariot signifies in Christian eschatology. I'm theorizing that it might have more to do with Sol and his horses as an...
Yeah they are a bit spidery-looking.
[ATTACH] Chariot variety (uncleaned hoard example). I guess by awaiting baptism til the time of death Constantine was avoiding sin. He certainly...
It's a fun little activity, cleaning up the crusties. Sometimes you find something good. My experience was that about 50% of the coins I got in...
Nice coin Charles. I don't think I have ever seen a ladder on an ancient coin.
Maximinus Daia, Head of Serapis, Alexandria mint. Actually this coin was attributed by the seller as Galerius. But it is Daia. [IMG] [IMG]
Or Domitian...
Nice foil impressions and better than plaster casts, which I used to make of some of the coins in my first collection which I sold. Of those (back...
One of the more hated Roman emperors (at least by the senatorial class, and eventually his own army, which killed him even though he struck a...
Balbinus must have been a junk food aficionado. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Also Taco Bell announced they no longer will be selling the 7-layer burrito...
Excellent write-up and coin. I've read about the battle of Karbala and understood its role in the schism between Sunni's and Shiites, but you have...
Great gesture on @tenbobbit 's part.
Cool new addition @David Atherton !
Righteousness!
Can't help ya but keep us posted if you find anything.
Vaballathus/Helios - Alexandrian Tetradrachm [IMG] Next: coin with Zenobia
Justinian I (527-565 A.D.) AE Follis, Constantinople Mint, 10 grams, 28mm Obverse: Diademed, Draped and Cuirassed Bust Right, DN IVSTINIANVS PP...
I agree - looks like a crusty deposit.
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