This denarius of Nerva depicts a simpulum, sprinkler, ewer, and lituus -- the emblems of the augurate and pontificate. These are not an uncommon...
I won the three lots I wanted! Looking forward to adding them to my collection!
Yep, this Seleucid tet is concave: [ATTACH] Here's a more traditional view: [ATTACH] Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII....
Manlia Scantilla needs a Kleenex! [ATTACH]
Check it out! Look what was advertised when I did a search at acsearchinfo! [ATTACH]
Hermes holding a marsupium and caduceus with a rooster at his feet, like this one: [ATTACH]
One thing about these dual-portrait coins of Mac and Di is that you can identify them on the basis of portrait alone: "Confronted busts of a dude...
I don't have a single coin with Priapus :sorry:
I like the top one better -- it's softer and more life-like. The bottom image has too much contrast, even though the contrast highlights the...
These are out of my collecting area, but I have some prutot to share. I have attributed these to the best of my ability, but they may be in error....
A signet ring bearing the Greek inscription ΠΙΛΑΤΟ has been found at Herodion. Archaeologists believe it may have belonged to Pontius Pilate or to...
Doesn't look like anyone has posted a Claudius Gothicus one yet: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Faustina II with Spes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's nice! It's well-centered and has good surfaces and has seen some honest circulation well into the Flavian period. The icing on the cake is...
Faustina says, "Set me free!" [ATTACH]
I'm so sorry. My condolences for the loss of your father. That's very hard on you, I'm sure.
This sestertius has an exceptionally well-rendered and expressive portrait of Herennia Etruscilla: [ATTACH] And this sestertius of Faustina I is...
Oh, yeah -- same flan shape and everything.
... but without the neck beard. Glad I don't have any money tied up in this debacle. Roman citizens in AD 267 didn't have any such choice. [ATTACH]
Some provincials depicting Serapis, demonstrating the god with different attributes and different poses: [ATTACH] Gordian III, AD 238-244, and...
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