Hi. 1) There appears to be flow lines off the lettering (a good sign of a strike) 2) There are some pinpoint holes on the reverse (perhaps a...
That's great @Orfew - he really came through for you.
Here's an excerpt from the Terry Jones' (Python) documentary on the Crusades. I have the DVD series. (RIP Terry - died yesterday) [MEDIA]
Here's one I had in my first collection (turned out to be a fake). This one (not mine) is real... Bohemund VII, AR Grosso - County of Tripolis,...
Legends in Latin: Herennia Etruscilla, (249-251 A.D.) Wife of Trajan Decius AE 28 of Viminacium, 14.2 grams Obverse: HER ETRVSCILLA AVG, draped...
Quintillus? I'll ask my nephew. He doesn't even know who Augustus is. I bet the American people, if questioned on the street, might not be able to...
Justinian I (527-565 A.D.) AE Follis, Constantinople Mint, 10 grams, 28mm Obverse: Diademed, Draped and Cuirassed Bust Right, DN IVSTINIANVS PP...
I agree with @SeptimusT - those three were the first I noticed. Maybe there is a Decius back there as well.
Bud Light? Needs a heavier lager or a nice IPA.
Ah, yes. Beavis and Butthead. Used to watch it from time to time.
Very interesting later type - nice pick-up! These don't seem to come around too often.
Very interesting article - thanks for sharing it and congrats on the new coin.
It's true also that some of the themes of Augustus' Res Gestae are echoed in coins.
I hope it wasn't dull. Anyway, I just finished reading the book Napoleon by the historian Andrew Roberts. Thanks for the post and neat coins...
Great coin and I would say not tooled.
Great coin. Here's one of mine. [ATTACH] Just kidding. Seriously though Eucratides commanded the service of a talented die-cutter, to be sure.
Here's a crummy Honorius AE3 and asn Arcadius AE 2, a couple of the players in the drama you have outlined. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Interesting coin and fascinating write-up @Jochen1 - thank you.
Maybe someone in the far future will find it with a metal detector...and think that the Romans somehow made it to North America.
Kind of like a Buddha for the garden. No wait - she can't be outside!
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