NIKHMA means "prize of victory" or "trophy." ΑΠΟ means "from/away from." But NIKHMAΣ isn't a word (NIKHMA is a third declension neuter, which...
[ATTACH] Antony and Octavia AR cistophorus, 25.6 mm, 11.71 gm Ephesus, 39 BCE Obv: M ANTONINVS IMP COS DESIG ITER ET TERT, Jugate heads of...
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For me, it's the Gordy and Tranquillina provincial marriage issues that multiply! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Sallent's coin is a different issue from the OP, in that the obverse inscription is different. His is RIC 55, whereas the OP's is a later issue,...
More than 22 hours and nobody has any semisses or tremisses, so I'll post this to keep the thread alive. Coin struck at Nicomedia: [ATTACH]...
I know the feeling. Somehow I ended up with 78 coins of Faustina Junior. They breed, apparently.
That looks like hard mineral encrustation (bronze disease would be softer and one could scrape off powder from it). It's a nice coin otherwise,...
I have two of these sestertii, one in higher grade, but somewhat rough surfaces, the other in lower grade but smooth. The high-grade, rough one...
Absolutely! The coin the author of Mark had in mind was more like this: [ATTACH] The more interesting question to me is how to best translate an...
My latest Caligula. I bought it for the Pegasus, TBH. [ATTACH] Caligula, AD 37-41 Roman provincial Æ 20 mm, 6.74 g Peloponnese, Corinthia,...
My latest Commodus. Just arrived within the past week. [ATTACH] Commodus, AD 177-192 Roman AR denarius, 2.29 g, 17.2 mm; 7h Rome, AD 191 Obv: M...
The reason I "had to" have that Diadumenian was that it matched a Macrinus I already had (and which I paid considerably less for). The Macrinus is...
Lovely coin! Important historically and with great eye-appeal. Coins from the Imperatorial period have good, honest wear as they circulated for...
Overpaid? Probably, but not for the coin--for the buyer's commission, currency exchange fee, Paypal fee and shipping. Total was $77.13 after...
Here's mine, an obverse die-match to Alegandron's coin but with a different reverse: [ATTACH] Tranquillina AD 241-244 Roman provincial Æ 24.1...
How fun! The obverse inscription is translated: Faustina Augusta, Daughter of Pius Augustus. [ATTACH] Faustina Jr., Augusta AD 147-175, issued...
Well, it's not pretty, but here's a Cleopatra: [ATTACH] Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt, 51-30 BCE AE 40 drachmai; 21.0 mm; 7.32 gm Alexandria...
[ATTACH] Sabina, AD 117-137 Roman orichalcum dupondius, 27 mm, 12.28 g Rome, AD 128-137 Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA HADRIANI AVG P P, diademed and...
[ATTACH] Roman Republican AR denarius L. Mussidius Longus Rome mint, 42 BC 17.0 mm; 3.5 gm Obv: Bust of Marc Antony's 3rd wife, Fulvia, as...
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