Here's an interesting article about the chain mail of a Roman soldier that was excavated at Harzhorn. It's one of the best examples of such armor...
Not sure...I have kind of a fantasy that I might be a dealer one day, but I suppose it's mostly a labor of love.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Here's my Galeria Valeria with Venus on the reverse - looks Thanksgivingy to me. Plus a bronze lepton of Alexander...
Nice coins all, thanks for sharing!
I've got a provincial bronze, but that's it (so far)! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Reverse is much better than the obverse. Uncleaned hoard, so I don't...
I was in Alexandria a couple of years back right after the church bombings. No matter what, I couldn't find any souqs or shops selling tets. It's...
Yep, the Saeculares Series is really cool. Need to collect the hippo, goat, antelope, lion, giraffe, and rhino
I just got this one in the mail yesterday courtesy of @John Anthony - it is a nice antoninianus of Phillip II as Caesar. Something is very...
Here's a couple of tets - Diocletian is first then Maximianus... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great ones @Bing - I had a legion VI in my old collection that I sold wish I had it back.
Hi Erin, a denarius of Caesar. Just kidding! :) Maybe a Constantine type? That way if she loses it you can always get her another one...
Here's my Honorius: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great coin @Orfew and a nice score. I've got one crappy Marcian that was a pain to attribute because the obverse is almost completely worn off.
Apparently the horn was an eastern symbol of divine power. That's what I've found after some extensive google searches. I need to add an...
Yep. Great coins, by the way! [ATTACH]
I vote for the Pleiades...plus the crescent moon. I asked the forum members on an astronomy forum I am a member of what they thought and most of...
Cool reverse! Too bad, my mail carrier is a great guy.
One can almost chart the chaos/decline of the empire through the coinage of Valerian and Gallienus. At first, not too different from the coinage...
Wow, quick attribution there. I don't know how some of you guys do it.
That's a real nice one @Bing
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