[ATTACH] Eudoxia, AD 395-404 Roman AE 4 reduced Centenionalis; 1.41 g, 12.9 mm Antioch, AD 402-404 Obv: AEL EVDOXIA AVG, diademed and draped...
Here's a little assarion of Septimius Severus from nearby Philippopolis with a lion advancing left for comparison: [ATTACH]
This coin has an interesting denomination. Post anything you feel is relevant. Sear (RCV iv, p. 377) writes that some have suggested that the...
Thank you so much!
[ATTACH] Rabbel II, AD 71-106, and Gamilath, his wife and sister AE 15 Nabatea, Petra 3.10 g; 15.1 mm Obv: Jugate busts of Rabbel and Gamilath...
@John Anthony -- Do you think this is Caracalla? Would you be so kind as to look up Varbanov 2942, 2946 and 3007 and see if these are a match? Thanks!
That is the one--correct reverse inscription and everything.
Not particularly rare, but interesting. I like these quasi-autonomous issues by this city. Here's one from my collection: [ATTACH]
That will be tricky, because the RESTITVT ORBIS reverse type of Aurelian was issued by at least eight mints employing different mint marks, both...
Similar to this one (slightly different reverse inscription) Alexandria Troas Quasi-autonomous, circa 198-268 AD; AE, probaby about 21 mm Obv: AV...
AE 18 of Nicopolis. Looks like Elagabalus, but might be Caracalla, I suppose. Reverse reads: ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ / ΠΡΟC The problem is that I can't...
Fun painting! [ATTACH] Portrait of a Man with a Roman Coin by Hans Memling c. 1480 Oil on panel 31 cm × 23.2 cm (12 in × 9.1 in) Royal Museum of...
Well, @ValiantKnight -- looks like it's time to post the something sort of related so as to keep the game going.
That is a VERY attractive example of that coin!
My copies of the book arrived in the mail yesterday and I've looked through them in a fair amount of depth. Some things the books do DIFFERENTLY...
[ATTACH] Mariniana, died AD 253, wife of Valerian and mother of Gallienus Roman AR Antoninianus, 3.04 g; 23.5 mm Rome mint, AD 253-257 Obv:...
It's a fake, of course: [ATTACH] Next up: Pileus
[ATTACH] AE Follis, Nicomedia mint. Obv: Heraclius center, Heraclius Constantine r., Empress Martina l., all standing facing. Rev: Large M; to...
[ATTACH] Perseus, 179-168 BC Macedonia AE 14.8 mm; 2.77 g Obv: Macedonian shield; wheel-ornament in center. Rev: ΒΑ-ΠΕ above and below harpa,...
Thanks for letting me know about these books. I ordered them today!
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