I found this on the net:
Unless otherwise noted, the Romans kept the minting of precious metals in Rome. I do have some minted elsewhere, such as my Augustus Denarius I...
Germ: Germanicus COS IIII: Fourth Counsulship = 213 AD Caracalla's first Tribunicia Potestas was June 2, 198, while his second was December...
Exactly!!!!!
As I said when I first purchased the group of Roman Republican coins, this Denarius of Macrinus was twice the price of the Republican coins. But,...
Ah, the good ole days. Me too John, but alas, those days are long gone for me. But thanks for the thought
I've been meaning to ask if anyone found these tidbits of background information worthwhile.
Caracalla AR Denarius OBV: IMP CAE MAVR ANT AVG P TRP - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right REV: FIDES PVBLICA - Fides standing right,...
Carcalla AR Denarius OBV: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right REV: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P, Pax running left holding branch &...
Nice coin. I'm not sure what you mean by "entry level" coin. This one is well struck. :thumb:
This is another of the group I purchased a few days ago. I do not have it in hand yet so these are the seller's images. The reverse image is...
Augustus AR Denarius OBV: CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVIF PATER PATRIAE - Laureate head right REV: AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT, C L CAESARES below,...
Iberian Semis OBV: Young male head right, Phoenician letter before. REV: Bull right, crescent above, two Phoenicial letters below. Struck at...
Julian II Majorina OBV: D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right REV: SECVRITAS REIPVB• dot, bull right, two...
Hadrian AE22 OBV: Laureate head right REV: Europa riding bull right Struck at Sidon, Phoenicia, 117/118 AD 8.9g, 22mm BMC Phoenicia 225...
Augustus AR Denarius OBV: AVGVSTUS DIVI F, bare head right REV: Bull butting right IMP X in exergue Struck at Lugdunum, 15-13 BC 3.7g, 18mm RIC...
PHOKIS, FEDERAL COINAGE AR Triobol OBV: Bull’s head facing REV: Laureate head of Apollo right, Φ-Ω before, lyre behind Struck at Phokis, 357-346...
19/2 AD Septimius Severus' cavalry arrives to ensure victory over Clodius Albinus, who commits suicide; Severus tramples the body on horseback....
BH, a hundred? That's not the BH I know. :D
While this may very well be true, I believe it is only a theory.
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