Because of the placement of the case with respect to the overhead lights, the coins were exceedingly difficult to photograph. Hope this gives you...
From my trip to the ANA Money Museum in Colorado Springs. The coins are difficult to photograph inside their display cases. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Earlier this week, I was in Colorado Springs and went to the ANA museum and library. Here are just a few of the ancient coin references they have....
Bottle-green to black patinas: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I love that double sestertius!
Yes! I need to get one from Lugdunum!
[ATTACH] Claudius II, AD 268-270 Roman silvered billon antoninianus; 3.66 g, 19.1 mm Siscia, issue 1, AD 268 Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS CAES AVG, Bust...
You may read more about this coin in the MER/RIC website.
That is an antoninianus struck in Antioch in 268-9. The reverse depicts Serapis standing facing, head left, raising r. hand and holding a scepter...
I can't help it; I always think of this when I see "Lydia." [MEDIA]
A new addition to my collection-- Like those of her husband, Aurelian, Severina's coins were struck at several different mints and bear a variety...
Nice!!
Here's a fouree of Orbiana. [ATTACH] Fouree denarius; 2.45 gm; 18.7 mm AD 232?? Obv: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG, diademed and draped bust, r....
Here's one with the PIETAS reverse: [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, AD 244-249 Roman AE sestertius; 27.7 mm, 14.33 gm Rome, AD 245-247 Obv: MARCIA...
Here's a young Geta for you: [ATTACH] Geta as Caesar AR denarius; 3.24 gm, 18.3 mm Rome, AD 202 Obv: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, bare-headed and...
There's a great deal of apocrypha about origin of dog breeds. Supposedly Rottweilers were the "ancient cart dogs of Rome" but there's really no...
Yes, the word "iota" appears in that gospel because, like the entirety of the New Testament, it was written in Greek. The relevant verse reads:...
Thanks for the correction.
There is sort of a connection. One of the epithets of Apollo (Asklepios' dad) was Smintheus, or "Lord of the Mice." This is the guise in which...
The center column, which says R3 and R3, refers to the supposed rarity of the P and S mint marks, respectively. THIS MEANS NOTHING in terms of...
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