I finally pulled the trigger, adding an empress who had heretofore been out of my grasp: [ATTACH] Manlia Scantilla, wife of Didius Julianus,...
Did you say Biga? [ATTACH] Philistis, wife of Hieron II AR 5 Litrae; 4.46 gm, 18.1 mm Syracuse, Sicily, 270-230 B.C.E Obv: Diademed and veiled...
My best language after English is actually Biblical Greek, but I've studied German and French, so I appreciate these. Thanks for posting. By the...
They corrected their error and sent me the following e-mail: Yes you are absolutely correct. I apologise for the oversight. Please accept out...
Picked this sleeper up for a very good price at auction today and I'm pleased. Here's the seller's photo: [ATTACH] Sabina, AD 117-137 Roman AR...
Gorgeous coin!
I have been waiting on a coin to arrive in the mail from Roma Numismatics after winning it at auction and paying for it on June 28. Got an...
That coin is copper and very underweight. I suspect it is a limes denarius or a (probably ancient) forgery. It's supposed to be this one:...
Here's one of Antoninus Pius: [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161 Roman orichalcum sestertius; 23.16 g, 29 mm Rome, AD 142 Obv: ANTONINVS AVG...
Wow! Very nice example for the type!
Thank you so much! That's an important service to the numismatic community!
Here's his wife ... a bit smaller at 26 mm: [ATTACH] Galeria Valeria, daughter of Diocletian, wife of Galerius, Augusta, 293(?)-311 CE Roman Æ...
Nice portrait style! Congrats. Here's my favorite bronze: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus. A.D. 193-211 Roman provincial AE 27.38 mm, 12.46 g, 1:00...
I'm a sucker for these marriage commemoratives of Gordian III and Tranquillina. This one has an obverse die break affecting the legend at the...
Another Constantine II campgate: [ATTACH] Constantine II as Caesar, AD 317-337 Roman AE3 Centenionalis; 3.86 gm; 18.2 mm Heraclea, AD 327-329...
As @dougsmit has pointed out, I was most struck by how old the denarii were that were still in circulation, while noticing many aureii from...
Now I have an earworm: [MEDIA]
Here's the one with two strands of pearls. There's nothing subtle about it. [ATTACH]
Theodora was the daughter of Afranius Hanniballianus, Diocletian's praetorian prefect. She entered into a dynastic marriage in the 280s with...
That's a very interesting rendition of the Sphinx! And congrats on the ex-Dattari acquisitions!
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