Here's a posthumous issue by the sons of Constantine I commemorating the two wives (Helena and Theodora) of Constantius I (AD 305-306), their...
Now, @Mike Margolis may have hit the nail on the head, but I'd like to offer an alternative explanation. I don't think it's a crazy idea that the...
Orichalcum; it was commonly used in provincial coinage.
Just a conjecture, but I wonder if it is part of his titulature. Caracalla received the title of Pater Patriae (this would be πατήρ πάτρας in...
Everyone has a Gratian, so I'm puzzled how I missed this zombie thread when it first appeared. I'll join the party and claim I arrived...
No Hadrian tet to share, but I do want to chime in by saying that's a gorgeous coin!
Post anything you feel is relevant! Crispina essentially has the same hairstyles as her sister-in-law, Lucilla. On some rare issues, she wears a...
Post anything you feel is relevant! Lucilla has four hairstyles: 1) Braided and fastened in a bun on the back of the head: [ATTACH] Lucilla, AD...
No campgate for me, but I have one of these: [ATTACH] Licinius II, Caesar, AD 317-324 Roman Æ follis; 17.55 mm; 3.36 gm Antioch, AD 317-318...
Thank you all. I feel much better about bidding on it!
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Wow! What a thoughtful gift! And the book is the icing on the cake!
Not e-bay, but in an upcoming auction from an established dealer. This Emesa mint denarius of Julia Domna is very hard to come by and I'm...
I don't have one of him from Viminacium, but I do have one of his mama: [ATTACH] Herennia Etruscilla, AD 249-253 Roman provincial Æ; 12.67 g,...
Here's one that has it all: a radiate crown, a helmet, a cuirass, a shield, a left-facing bust, a scepter, a snake ... [ATTACH] Probus AD...
Lovely coin. Mine also has the typical squarish flan: [ATTACH] Herennia Etruscilla, AD 249-251 Roman orichalcum sestertius, 14.04 gm, 28.3 mm...
Probably just natural patina, then. It's a lovely coin; don't try to remove that patina.
That is a lovely coin! Here's his wife's contribution to the numismatic celebration: [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249 Roman Æ sestertius;...
We've had this discussion here before and that's probably not the derivation of this symbol.
There is a great website here that will allow you to convert Roman to Greek letters. Then you can copy and paste (and change a few back to Roman...
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