War brings peace (according to this coin): [ATTACH] Severus Alexander, 222-235 Struck late 222 in his first year. Denarius. 18 mm. 2.66 grams....
Thanks for pointing out that article. I read it and found if convincing. It is extremely detailed and scholarly and if some of you are interested...
Nice coin! I agree that having the dog on the flan is critical. [ATTACH] Same as the OP type, but with letter A. Next is a Republican type...
Yesterday I added 11 ancient coins to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html and today I added another 14. So, I added 25 in the last two...
Take a look at the website. The reverse legend and obverse title are unique to abdication types....
I am a big fan of the retirement issues of Diocletian and Maximian. I got a remarkably small one in the mail. We have discussed retirement issues...
Nice abs! (And, nice coin.)
Maybe I should cite a U2 song, but this post is about a recently-arrived scarcer GENIO type of the second tetrarchy: [ATTACH] 24 mm. 5.97 grams....
Thanks for the wonderful telling of the amazing story. Byzantine indeed! Here is my example of the OP type, Sear 1987 [ATTACH] 21-17 mm. 4.29...
Here is another Sear 21 with pellets above and below the stars: [ATTACH] Anastasius, 491-518. Struck 498-518. 33-31 mm. 15.44 grams. Sear 21....
Here is a portrait coin from the kingdom of Persis (southwest Iran during the Parthian period). [ATTACH] Darius II (Darayan II). 1st C. BC....
Yes. I have read an article (""Perspective Systems in Roman Second Style Wall Painting, by Philip Stinson, available on JSTOR) which showed some...
The interpretation of that reverse is controversial. In Butcher, Coinage in Roman Syria, the cited ID number describes it as "tetrastyle temple...
Numiswiki is written by people like you and me that take the time to add to it or edit it. Maybe that was a reference to one particular coin...
There are quite a few regions with minor kings with portrait coins. They include Kings of Pontus, the Bosporus, Bithynia, Lydian Satraps,...
I wonder if there should be guidelines on the value of coins gifted. Last year a lot of the coins later shown here as gifts were well over $50...
Dishekels of the type from Tyre weigh c. 13.3 grams and there is not a larger denomination. That coin is "too good to be true." It is a modern...
[ATTACH] Cilicia. Stater. 21 mm. 10.28 grams. bare head right of Hercules with curly hair, lion's skin around neck (which is how we know it is...
@DonnaML , I love to see your extensive list of references. It shows you have put the research in to find out all about your coins. Good for you!!
Traditional economics says this is an inevitable result. However, traditional economics has been unable to explain Japan's lack of inflation for...
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