LOL!!! I love it! Here's my example on which the peacock is only slightly more artistically rendered: [ATTACH]
Exactly!!
I think this one with the standing female figure holding a branch in her right hand and a circular object (shield) in her left hand ... [ATTACH]...
Sometimes, die-engravers did a pretty good job and it's clear they were familiar with the animal they were portraying: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
No idea, but that would be really cool!
NO! It's genitive plural -- "of the gods." Genitive singular is DEI. You're thinking of accusative singular, which is also deum.
Lovely coin! This reverse legend also appears on Faustina Junior's bronze coins, such as on this not-exactly-FDC example from my collection. Here...
This one's my favorite because it illustrates the lack of quality control at the mint in Gallienus' day. It's not broken because of post-mint...
A very fun thread because I am particularly interested in Cybele on coinage. Hopefully, the following discourse will not prove soporific. That...
@TIF I've always admired that Apollo Sauroktonos coin of yours. The Apollo Sauroktonos was a famous statue by Praxiteles. There is only one...
On a positive note, though, @H8_modern , RIC considers the ligate NE type to be rare (#157) or scarce (#161). Here's my croc (the more common one...
Python was a serpent who lived at Delphi, where he guarded the center of the earth, represented by a stone, the omphalos or navel. There are...
That's cool!
Nice example, @Parthicus ! Here's a Lucius Verus: [ATTACH] Lucius Verus, AD 161-169. Roman AR Denarius, 17 mm, 3.36g, 6h. Rome, AD 168. Obv: L...
Sweet Victory, indeed! [ATTACH] [MEDIA]
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I just came across this article today. [ATTACH]
Fourrée, for the reasons TIF and Jay note above.
Oh, man! I felt bad when my T Bone arrived pulverized ... [ATTACH] ... but that's nothing compared to those beautiful Nero denarii!! My...
@Justin Lee -- fun project! I'm up to the challenge. The top coin is an Antonine woman for sure and, on the basis of the hairstyle, there are only...
Wonderful! I wish I could have been there!
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