Stunning, as usual, @TIF ! I like them all, but I'm particularly intrigued by the coins of Melita with the Egyptian iconography. And, of course,...
Nepotian! :wideyed:
Here is the one in the British Museum. It is one of the few coins in their collection that is on display at the Museum! [ATTACH]
I got the BEST SECRET SATVRNALIA GIFT EVER! It came in a huge box with my own address as the return address. Inside were two books ... [ATTACH]...
Π Π is short for πατήρ πατρίδος, the Greek equivalent of Pater Patria ("father of the country").
Really cool stuff! I really like all three temple coins -- the two of Antoninus Pius and the Julia Domna one!
Wonderful additions to your collection! I really like the Galerius. I also like the uncertain mint Constantius I. May 2020 be good to you!
Yes, that griffin IS magnificent! In regard to the horse of Erichthonius, that was some speculation by Cavedoni in the 19th century and noted by...
What lovely coins! Io Saturnalia, @Mat !
Wow! I love the toning on that quinarius!
Nice example, @maridvnvm ! I love those Gordian and Tranquillina confronted bust types. I have more than a dozen, as you may know. This one is a...
The mythical account of Troas (modern northwestern Turkey) is briefly as follows. Teucer, the first king of the Troad, had a daughter who married...
There is, of course, Antoninus the Pious: [IMG] Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161. Roman AR denarius, 2.88 g, 18.0 mm, 6 h. Rome, AD 149. Obv: ANTONINVS...
Just remember -- the sun may be invisible ... [MEDIA] ... but it remains invincible. Here's Sol Invictus: [IMG] Aurelian AD 270-275. Roman...
I'm a sucker for patina, so the crocodile and the Hadrian sestertius really appealed to me! Wonderful acquisitions for your collection!
Really great acquisitions for your collection, @jb_depew ! My favorites are the Caligula, the anonymous quarter follis, and the Commodus as Hercules.
That's really cool, @Pellinore !
Fascinating coins and entertaining write-up, @zumbly ! My favorites are the Gordy gigantomachy, the CII Spes tet, and how you cherry-picked the...
They are the only artifacts from ancient Greece and Rome I can afford. Through my coins, I see the world through the ancients' eyes -- their gods...
River God swimming left at the goddess's feet: [ATTACH] Gordian III and Tranquillina, AD 241-244. Roman provincial Æ 31.3 mm, 20.16 g, 12 h....
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