Coin arrived in the mail. I've photographed it in natural light, but very overcast today and I'm not completely happy with it. I've rephotographed...
In the spirit of TIF's provincial cities thread, where participants post coins of cities in alphabetical order every few days, I thought we could...
Bostra, the modern (Arabic) Buṣrā al-Shām, is a ruined Syrian city, 67 miles (108 km) south of Damascus. First a Nabataean city, it was conquered...
Bizya is now the modern city of Vize in the Marmara region of Turkey. In ancient times, it served as capital for the ancient Thracian Kingdom. The...
Stunning indeed!! Gorgeous style, both in the portraiture and reverse. A real rarity and undoubtedly a Flavian-collector's crown jewel. The only...
Here's one from AD 180, also one of the last dated issues. It has the same bust type. [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius as Augustus, AD 161-180 Roman AR...
[ATTACH] Magnus Maximus, AD 383-388 Roman AR siliqua 1.98 gm Trier, AD 383-388 RIC ix 84b
No, that's a catalog number. And the BC+ is Spanish for Bien conservada + = F+. These coins are from 2nd-1st century BC.
Bactria is along the silk road! [ATTACH] Hermaios and Calliope, 90-70 BC Bactrian AR drachma 16.2 mm, 1.80 gm Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΕΡΜΑΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ...
No way that's Philip of Macedon. Although the reverse looks right, the bust is nowhere close. Here are a couple of worn Philip of Macedon AEs....
Pricing of ancient coins is kind of loosey-goosey, depending on more than just grade, but quality of strike, centering, state of preservation,...
When you think of clubs on coins, you think of Hercules! [ATTACH] Gordian III AD 238-244 Roman AR Antoninianus; 5.52 g, 23.2 mm, 2:00 Obv: IMP...
There's Antioch ad Orontem, of course: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, 244-249 Roman provincial AR tetradrachm; 12.23 g; 25.1 mm Syria,...
Here's one from my collection to compare it to: [ATTACH] Macrinus, Augustus AD 217-218 Roman provincial Æ 19 mm, 3.80 g, 12:00 Syria: Seleucis...
Venus it is! [ATTACH] Since Venus Victrix has a shield, let's make the next theme a SHIELD.
It's Poppaea, the wife of Nero as depicted on this Alexandrian tetradrachm: [ATTACH] Nero and Poppaea Sabina, his second wife Billon Tetradrachm;...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Wings "Venus and Mars"! [MEDIA]
Very interesting reverse type and great write-up about it, too, @Parthicus ! Here's my latest Trajan: [ATTACH] Trajan, AD 98-117 Roman AR...
Here's a CONCORDIA AVG... [ATTACH] Next theme "handlebar moustache!" (with apologies to Empress Severina).
Yes, that is type 22 in table 1 of the referenced article here. It is from the Antioch mint.
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