Great coin @panzerman
Looks like Serapis with the kalaphos on his head.
So I can show my Amalthea and infant Jupiter again? This motif appears on the reverse of an antoninianus struck under Valerian II. Valerian II,...
Quite a nice library and collection of busts @octavius ! Reminds me of an 18th century gentleman's.
What a great coin @panzerman ! Nice pick up and a neat new addition to your collection.
I had a quarter follis of Severus II that I purchased on Etsy (I know, weird outlet for a coin) shipped from Manitoba. Took two and a half weeks...
The cult of Isis spread rapidly after Cleopatra's visit to Rome, achieving its height in the 1st and 2nd centuries. Some scholars have noted a bit...
I believe this coin qualifies as the Capricorn was a symbol for the city (and also a legion stationed there). The city was destroyed in 256 A.D....
Great haul @Parthicus - I'm going to a show in SF on the 6th and 7th of December. I've actually never been to a show so it will be very...
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Very nice coin @Mat !
Not that bad for junk. You should see my junk in the mayo jars.
I hadn't heard of Gordian III restoring any baths. Here's a Gordie in my collection: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm looking out for a nice tet of Domitius Domitianus in Egypt. They only come on the market infrequently at around $1500 per example. But it...
I don't have one yet but I want to get one of these ram-headed sphinxes of Amen-Ra. They flank the sacred way between Luxor Temple and Karnak...
Great coin @galba68 - I'll bet it cleans up very well.
To me it looks like the last visible letter in the legend prior to -IVS is a "D" If it was an "R" then the previous letter would be an "O" and it...
From the Historia Augusta and in the public domain. Almost certainly Marius reigned for a period of two to three months according to modern...
Not sure if it is Roman or Greek. Some evidence of a beard. Could it be one of the Antonines?
Marcus Aurelius as Caesar Type: AE Drachm, 33mm, 22.95 grams of Alexandria Obverse: Bare headed and draped bust of Aurelius right M AVPHLIOC...
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