Probably this one. Balbinus sestertius. Portrait is right on as he resembles the Gerber Baby. Balbinus. AD 238. Æ Sestertius, 33mm, 22.9g, 12h;...
Severus crescent and seven sisters. [ATTACH]
Nice coin. Interesting type. Here's another Gordie. [ATTACH]
Fairly common but it's always nice to have an antoninianus in your collection (e.g. double denarius). The radiate crown means "double." Keep in...
One of the economic dangers is everything slowing down, less commerce, less spending, stock market damage, less aggregations of people such as...
Nice tet @Mat
The cruise ship carrying 24 cases of Covid 19 is docking in Oakland at noon. Two cases so far in the town where I live. My house is about 7 miles...
Cool coin. For some reason I am reminded of the Man Who Would Be King, the Sean Connery Michael Caine flick based on Rudyard Kipling where two...
This one. I had to research what a Peribolos was. Ex @John Anthony ... COMMAGENE, Zeugma. Philip I and II. 247-249 AD. Æ31, 19.2g; 6h (a nice...
An example from the later Empire. Arcadius, A.D. 395-408 AE23, 5.7 grams, Antioch mint Obverse: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG Rosette-diademed, draped,...
Nice new coins. Congrats. As far as the Persian war, Phillip is depicted here at Naqsh-i-Rustam as the kneeling figure paying obeisance to Shapur....
Abundantia: Trajan Decius A.D. 249-251 AR Antoninianus, 4.1 grams, 23 mm Rome mint Obverse: IMP C M Q TRAJANVS DECIVS AVG, Radiate, draped, and...
The days of genetic engineering, enhancing our brains with AI, and trying to defeat aging are here. I can't tell you how many well-heeled folks in...
I have one like @Roman Collector's - but an antoninianus. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nilometer at Elephantine Island... [IMG]
Speaking of Neanderthals, there is plenty of remnant DNA in my profile according to 23andme, more than most of the test-takers. I am of Northern...
Perhaps my favorite drachm.... Hadrian, AE drachm, Nilos reclining. Egypt, Alexandria - Hadrian. (117-138) Year 127-128 Type: AE Drachm, 32mm...
I did look at the coin again and saw that the legend is closer to Constantine, but still blundered a bit.
Interesting and timely topic...et tu Brute?
Great coins @panzerman - is that Constans II in there? If so a lot better design than his folles. They must have had different pay grades for the...
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