Wow!!! Felicity indeed!!!
I'm interested in both. Thanks for your generosity.
"Oriens augusti" means the "rising sun of the emperor," implying a new day, a fresh start, and rising fortune. The reverse depicts Sol, the sun...
Recycled favorites: The last issue of an Antoninianus--a denomination introduced by Elagabalus' cousin-once-removed, Caracalla, in AD 215--until...
My tiniest coin, though still more than 1 gram: [ATTACH] Mysia, Kyzikos (c.480 BC) AR Trihemiobol, 10 mm, 1.16 g Obv: Forepart of boar left ;...
Nice! I particularly like the Juno Sospita.
Lovely coin, with a delightful portrait of the empress!
Sort of a question of faith. Sear is the most recent reference and reflects much more recent data. Sear attributes this issue to either Viminacium...
How'd I miss this thread? Here's my humble contribution from the Heraclea mint: [ATTACH] Jovian, AD 363-364 Roman Æ centenionalis, 3.06 g,...
Here's a fouree in my collection that combines the obverse of Orbiana with a reverse of her mother-in-law, Julia Mamaea. Stylistically, they are...
FORMERLY slabbed.
That's a lovely depiction of Serapis, and notable for its identical pose to the cult statue in the temple on my coin.
I have one of the Slavei copies, too: [ATTACH]
Wow!! Is that temple in Nikopolis? You can see the clipeus in the pediment and everything!
At the outset of his reign, Caracalla declared divine support for the Egyptian deity Serapis, a god of healing. The temple of Isis and Serapis in...
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But could Carausius sing -- you know, like Nero and this guy, Jon Sudano? [MEDIA]
Early- to mid-ninth century Byzantine coin: [ATTACH] Michael II the Amorian with Theophilus Byzantine Æ Follis, 2.90 g, 20.8 mmSyracuse Mint,...
Antoninianus struck with a worn reverse die: [ATTACH]
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