This anonymous small quarter follis was formerly attributed to the period of Julian II, but subsequent scholarship by Johan van Heesch has...
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That photo of the edge is helpful because I can see the size of the coin relative to your fingers. I'm guessing it's about 11 g and 26 mm in...
Well, yes and no. I recommend this article. The coins commonly sold as "widow's mites" are these prutot (plural of prutah) of Alexander Jannaeus,...
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Congratulations, @Justin Lee ! Here's a happy couple* from Roman coinage: [ATTACH] Philip I and Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249. Roman Provincial Æ...
Agree! Who is going to fake this? [ATTACH]
How about Julia Soaemias? [IMG] Julia Soaemias, AD 218-222. Roman AR Denarius, 2.65 g, 18.6 mm, 5 h. Rome, AD 218. Obv: IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVGVSTA,...
I've acquired a lot of coins so far this year, many of them for my collection of Antonine women, but I have a lot of interests and these ten stood...
[ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 2.61 g, 17.1 mm, 11 h. Rome, AD 261-262. Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head, right. Rev:...
Nice looking coin, @Mat and a good deal, too!
That's a lovely example! Here are a couple of bronzes issued under Caracalla for his mama! They have the same reverse type: [IMG] Julia Domna, AD...
Looks like IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG on that radiate. There are umpteen varieties of coins with this reverse type, many with different obverse...
Off-center enough for you? [ATTACH] Next up: Pax standing.
Wow!! That's fascinating and educational! I had no idea!
Although this Antiochene issue of Trebonianus Gallus has decent artistry, I have to laugh at the comic disproportion of the emperor on the reverse...
That is a lovely coin. My condolences on the loss of your brother. Mine has the star in the right field: [ATTACH] Julia Soaemias, Augusta AD...
I only have a few countermarked coins. Julia Iotape Philadelphus was the wife, sister, and cousin of Antiochus IV. Oh, the irony! Philadelphus...
This song by the Mother Hips reminds me of coins of Viminacium! [MEDIA] [ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman provincial AE 27, 10.80...
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