Here's the "Laodicea" version of that coin for comparison: [ATTACH]
Nice bronze, @David Atherton ! Standards run amok on Roman coinage, particularly in the Constantinian era. Here's one where the standard is quite...
Aphrodite: [IMG] Livia, wife of Augustus, and Julia, daughter of Augustus. Roman provincial AE 17.2 mm, 3.44 g. Mysia, Pergamon, 10 - 2 BC. Obv:...
Very desirable coin. It is indeed RIC 694. RIC 688b is the SESTERTIUS of this type. Don't forget the Roman numeral V at the end of the obverse...
Outbid on several, but I did get this nice as of Nerva. This is Frank's photo; I'm sure it will look much better in hand. Post your latest...
A Roman denarius!
The Gallienus has the INDVLGENT AVG reverse, RIC 205 from the Rome mint: [ATTACH]
Marsyas seems to be wearing something similar in this depiction of the statue of Marsyas in the Roman forum on this coin from Alexandria Troas:...
Wow! Those -- especially the bottom one -- are the clearest depiction of Roman footwear imaginable!
Here's Zeus/Jupiter hurling a thunderbolt on these IOVI VLTORI antoniniani from Gallienus that were not manufactured with the highest attention to...
Ancient Roman woman's shoe. I like how it has no heel. Sure, in many ways the Romans were cruel and barbaric, but it is good to see there were...
It's a historically interesting coin, celebrating the naval victory of Constantine and Crispus over Licinius, resulting in their capture of...
I wouldn't expect that in the Flavian period. Coins of empresses weren't issued in large amounts until Hadrian started cranking them out for...
Thanks for the update; this has been a fascinating thread. I don't have either Gordian I or II in my collection. :(
Gallienus comes through again!!! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Rare coin with some real eye-appeal! Nice acquisition! [ATTACH]
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming: Golden State ... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.61 g,...
Fascinating post and interesting coins documenting religious syncretism in antiquity.
About CFDL, from Reid Goldsborough: "CoinForgeryDiscussionList (CFDL) This e-mail discussion group, a Yahoo Group, is the largest online...
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