[ATTACH] The acroteria here (Victories) obviously have contracted Saturday Night Fever, too! [ATTACH]
Keep in mind that Gallienus coins often look like this: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a lovely coin! It's well-centered and pleasingly toned. It is fully attributable, too. The coin demonstrates that the economy under the...
So you're the well-heeled bidder! Congratulations! That's a sweet addition to your collection.
Another of my favorite bust types: [ATTACH]
A new purchase from @John Anthony 's latest auction. It represents a Roman provincial city I had not yet had in my collection. Moreover, I was...
I only have a coin from his momma from this city: [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, 244-249. Roman provincial AR tetradrachm, 12.23 g, 25.1 mm. Syria,...
These are egregious errors and I find it hard to believe that a professor of ancient languages would be so ignorant of numismatics. Surely it...
Go to "thread tools" at the top of your post and click on the arrow to open the drop-down menu. Cool coin, btw! Bronzes of Soaemias are hard to...
You can read about the Phillipe Gysen collection here. This Probus from my collection is a little more humble: [ATTACH] Probus, AD 276-282....
@Ryro -- not only is this coin my avatar, but it was the first ancient coin I ever acquired! [ATTACH]
It's pronounced like "ass." [ATTACH]
As a general rule, when searching for Greek coins, even Roman provincials with Greek inscriptions, use Greek terms, such as Hermes (Mercury) and...
Wow! That's very well preserved!
What? No Sebaste in Samaria? Well, let's rectify that. You can read more about this coin and city here. [ATTACH] Julia Soaemias, AD 218-222....
That's a pretty one. These Nero coins continued to circulate well into the Flavian period and this one is typical. Its worn state is evidence of a...
RIC lists this as RIC3 1319, p.184. Nothing, though, about a bare head right. [ATTACH] The British Museum does not have this particular bust...
Welcome! I think you'll find Warren Esty's page listing educational websites to be a real treasure and just what you're looking for.
Those art-photos are really cool!
What a shame! That is a lovely coin, too. My condolences. I've never had that happen to me, but I have heard of it happening when there is a...
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