Dude really looks like a thug in this portrait. It's the furrowed brow, I think. [IMG] Caracalla AD 198-217. Roman AR Denarius 3.37 g, 19.7 mm....
LOL! Here's my Theo with R2D2 and Princess Leia on the reverse: [ATTACH] Theodosius I, AD 379-395. Roman AE half centenionalis, 0.86 g, 12.8 mm....
Cross-cultural god or goddess? How about Isis and Horus on a Roman coin? [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman AR denarius, 3.61 g; 17.7 mm....
Lovely coin and well-pedigreed! Nice one! The "13th Caesar": [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My heaviest sestertius, weighing in at 27.6 gm: [ATTACH]...
Mine: [IMG] Alexander Jannaeus (Yehonatan), 103-76 BC. Judean Æ Prutah, 1.85 g, 13.7 mm. Jerusalem mint. Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ around...
Ha! This week's Franklin's World features a very gravid Faustina II! [ATTACH] Of course, the cartoon reminds me of this coin: [ATTACH]...
Lovely toning!
In the field of ancient numismatics, it's actually common to have rare coins, even those that are not published in any reference. Almost all...
The most common lie that spouses tell each other is about their spending. I could show you a hundred articles like this one.
It's also possible he spent some real money on good coins but told his wife he found them in pocket change and at the flea market so she wouldn't...
That's how it was used here in the early days of CT.
That's cool! I only have the full version. I think its weird die-axis was specifically to allow cutting it in half, preserving the crocodile:...
This one has the sun above the emperor and a crescent moon above the empress: [IMG] Augustus and Livia, issued under Tiberius, AD 14-29. Roman...
I have been looking for a nice example of this coin from the Antioch mint and finally acquired one at auction. Trebonianus Gallus's coins of...
Fascinating! The best part of CT is learning about coins outside of one's area of collecting. Thanks for posting this and teaching about its...
Most inhabitants of the Roman Empire were bilingual or multilingual but most inhabitants could NOT speak Latin, which was spoken in the rural,...
Indeed. I was astonished when I bought this one that somebody had thought it cost-effective to slab a common antoninianus of Gallienus,...
As long as we're talking about Bible movies, one thing that irks me is when Romans are depicted speaking Latin in Greek-speaking countries. Latin...
I order coins from Europe all the time, such as from England, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy. I have never had a problem....
That's a lovely coin, @David Atherton , and a great deal! Fides is depicted on the last issue of Caracalla as Caesar before being elevated to...
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