Rare empress? How about Annia Faustina? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next: Serapis.
To keep this thread going, I'm going to cheat a little. It's not third century (it's fourth), but it's neither Gallic nor Claudius Gothicus:...
It is indeed 1162 (a), without the altar. The (b) variety is a veiled bust. Here's the listing in RIC3: [ATTACH] That coin is not represented in...
According to all the references I've consulted [BMCRE, RIC, Sear, Hill, Cohen, and Temeryazev and Makarenko (CRE)], and online sources, there...
"Venus seminuda": [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Note: Sulzer, likely working with a worn, off-flan, or illegible reverse, mistakenly read "VICTRICI" for...
I was wondering the same thing. [ATTACH]
Here you go: [ATTACH] Here's a nude dude and Mionnet's description of him "Figure nue" (nude figure): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here's Jove...
Harpa on a tiny bronze: [IMG] Perseus, 179-168 BC Greek AE 14.8 mm; 2.77 g Macedonia Obv: Macedonian shield; wheel-ornament in center. Rev:...
The description of the reverse is: Nude figure standing, holding in the right hand a palm, and in the left a wreath; in the field, E.
Look at what I found in Mionnet Suppl. 2 (Paris, 1822)! [ATTACH]
I've been thinking about my collecting tendencies and what sort of philosophy might be extracted from analyzing my tendencies. After musing on...
Four coins from three different auction firms arrived simultaneously. Thankfully, my wife was home to sign for them! [ATTACH]
This is my latest Macrinus, a provincial (of course!): [IMG] Macrinus and Diadumenian, AD 217-218. Roman provincial Æ Pentassarion, 12.06 g, 26.5...
As a collector of Roman imperial and provincial coins in the $25-$200 dollar range (most < $100), these are my favorite auctions: Savoca and...
The portrait on this denarius is the closest I have to that on yours, @furryfrog02 . [ATTACH]
Agree. That would make it BMCRE4 304, p.745.
Melqart is a Phoenician god, not a human being.
90% sure it's Commodus, 10% it's Marcus Aurelius. No other options.
Here's a BONI EVENTVS denarius of Julia Domna from "Emesa." [ATTACH]
Agree. The reverse inscription ends in KAPPHNѠN
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