A worn coin I'm proud to own? How about this one of Cleopatra VII -- yes, THAT Cleopatra. I can't afford a higher grade example. [ATTACH]
I enjoy looking up Roman coins in antiquarian catalogs. Do they offer accurate information not found in the standard references, such as Sear,...
Here are a couple of my Berenice issues of Marathos for comparison: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Isn't it supposed to be "moon without stars"?
I took this photo of a sestertius of Herennia Etruscilla in sunlight and it captures the multicolored patina and the coin's details quite well:...
[ATTACH] Gordian III, AD 238-244, with Tranquillina. Roman provincial AE pentassarion, 11.34 gm, 29.7 mm. Anchialos, Thrace, AD 241-244. Obv: ΑVΤ...
Apparently we're still on the same theme, which is good, because ... I never let an opportunity pass to show my LION QUADRIGA! [IMG] Julia...
A griffin it is!!! [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon Antoninianus, 2.63 g, 20.5 mm, 12 h. Rome, AD 267-268, 4th officina, 10th emission....
That cistophorus is stunning! I don't have any imperial issues of Claudius and Agrippina together, but I do have these provincials: [IMG]...
Over the past quarter century, I've been accumulating a variety of Julia Domna coins by mint and reverse type. This one is a new acquisition. I...
Nice additions to your collection. Tell us more about that Tiberius! As you know, I have developed a bit of a Julia Mamaea fetish of late. Here's...
No limits. I'm a pack rat. I'd outdo the British Museum if I could!
Wow! What a great day! Lovely coins, too!
Yes. Juno, being the queen of the gods, appears primarily on coins issued for empresses.
IVNONEM is accusative; it's unclear why it is used here but probably indicates the "motion towards" aspect of the accusative case: "toward Juno."...
Not deified, not rare, either. [ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman Æ Centenionalis, 2.59 g, 18.4 mm. Aquileia, AD 321. Obv: CONSTAN-TINVS...
Cool! Here is a very comprehensive list of stamps that depict coins. For example, the elephant denarius of Julius Caesar: [ATTACH]
Here's one from 197! ;) [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman AR denarius; 2.43 g, 15 mm Rome, AD 197, issue 13 Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed...
I don't have a fancy camera set-up but my cell phone takes a decent photo. I needed to "upgrade" my Aurelian photos, so I re-took these in the...
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