Well, all the cool kids have them. ;)
I have one too! [ATTACH]
They're hard to get in decent shape. Here are a couple of humble ones. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Mine arrived in today's mail! An ancient forgery of Elagabalus and an VRBS ROMA with the GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
One of my favorite SALVS coins: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's helpful. At least everyone agrees on Koinoboulion.
Hill notes their presence on a couple of examples in the museum but doesn't speculate a meaning. Here's the relevant paragraph from page xcv:...
That's a lovely coin, with the empress and Venus well-rendered by the die engraver. Beautiful patina, too. Here's my humble example with the...
Fascinating coins, @dougsmit , and more than relevant to the thread! Thanks! Hill addresses the coins with the Γ Γ inscription and states it is...
My interpretation is that it's her hair.
Unpacking a Greek Inscription on a provincial AE 33 of Tarsus I was enamored by the hunting scene on the reverse of this sestertius-sized...
It's been over 30 hours now, so here's a different coin and theme: [ATTACH] Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. Roman provincial Æ 33 mm, 18.78 g....
[ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.69 g, 22 mm, 12 h. Uncertain mint (Rome? Branch mint?), AD 251. Obv: IMP CAE C...
Looks like a squirrel with a nut in its mouth to me. Cool coin, though!
Not in AMNG, either.
My little pony: [IMG] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.82 g, 19.7 mm, 11 h. Antioch, second series, AD 251-252. Obv: IMP...
You did FANTASTIC! Here is the listing in RPC (online).
Wonderful acquisitions for your collection, @Sulla80 , and I'm glad you allowed up to three votes, because I don't think I could have picked only...
You know, @panzerman , that Saturnalia is approaching and there's a certain Faustina I enthusiast who might appreciate such a thing ... ;):D
Tiniest Greek: [IMG] Mysia, Kyzikos (c.480 BC) AR Trihemiobol, 10 mm, 1.16 g. Obv: Forepart of boar left ; Tunny upward. Rev: Head of roaring...
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