Don't forget the other Julia from the Severan dynasty -- Julia Aquilia Severa! [ATTACH] Julia Aquilia Severa, AD 220-222. Roman AR denarius;...
You know what's the best thing about this coin? The NECK BEARD!
Thanks for looking. I wonder where this one was minted and when. I wonder if it's listed in any reference. It also seems to have a dot in the...
I think the source of confusion is that some of those participating in the thread do not seem to know that "radiate" means "coin where the emperor...
Thanks so much! Does Göbl mention any of these PAX AVG issues with a star in the field?
That's a nice example of that coin, Victor. I also prefer the Pax walking to the Pax standing reverse type. I don't have any examples of your...
I'm not sure which of these FECVNDITAS AVGVSTAE sestertii of Julia Mamaea is more (un)attractive -- the brassy one that's been zealously cleaned...
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That makes it easy to visualize how "five good emperors" made for one good century.
Nice examples, @Alegandron , @arashpour , @zumbly and @philologus_1 ! Thanks for the book recommendation, @ancient coin hunter ; it looks like an...
Absolutely gorgeous coin! Funny about the placement of the S-C on the reverse, as you note. Why didn't the die-engraver place the S above Annona's...
Interesting. The British Museum thinks this coin may have been minted on Cyprus. Here's their example of my coin without the countermark:...
Cool! Well-centered and nicely patinated, to boot! Any idea what the PS SC stands for on the reverse?
Wow! That one cleaned up nicely! Here's a Crispus I got from an uncleaned lot some years ago. Those greenish encrustations on the reverse defied...
Antiochus III, the younger son of Seleucus II, succeeded his assassinated brother, Seleucus III, in 223 BC. Though barely nineteen, he...
Many Roman coin inscriptions are abbreviated and that won't work in many cases. "Translate P P" won't yield "father of the country" (pater...
Here's a Trajan with a long inscription, requiring both obverse and reverse to contain it. More importantly, enough of the titulature is complete...
Interesting info at the Norton Antiquities Database: "This coin is an example of a rare sub-group of Trajan's aes coinage. They are probably from...
Thanks so much!
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