Congratulations -- a very respectable Julius Caesar portrait denarius! I understand the sentiment perfectly. I felt I "needed" one but it took a...
Definitely not Alexandria but a very interesting type: that's a Baetyl in the temple, weird giant stones (sometimes meteorites) thought to be...
2023 Lost & Found Provenances, Part One was for Greek coins. Now, Roman Provincial. The Provinces are the prime real estate – for cultivating...
VICTORY/NIKE CROWNS... ... Elagabalus while he steps on bound captives (Dacians, most likely): [ATTACH] ... Jovian while he helpfully holds her...
Yup. It's hard to read because the "ΑΛ" (AL in THESSALONIKEON) looks like an M, but you can read the "ΣΣΑΛΟΝ" on the right side of the reverse....
Interesting period of Roman history -- and very interesting period of Roman coinage. I notice especially the top OP coin (Crawford RRC 56/7...
Great little Arcadius with beautiful green patina! I absolutely adore late Roman AE4s and passionately believe they get FAR too little love. I...
I'm stumped, other than that these Antioch bronzes are cool coins in general. (I.e., of Philip I of type RPC VIII Temp. 69845 ; McAlee 104.)
It's not like coins in private collections are immune to theft and melting. It happens all the time. I have a long section in my notes files just...
Weber is available online...check back in a minute and I'll edit it the links. EDIT: All 3 volumes (6 parts, 3x Text, 3x Plates vols.) available...
Nice one! That's a classic type from Classical Greece, early 4th century BCE (Maroneia, correctly identified in the comment above). Horse and...
I'm not sure that it's necessarily an Eastern imitation. This is what the official Athenian ones look like from the "late Classical" period, c....
Nice one! I've had a couple of these in the past, but unfortunately sold them both, and have never managed to replace them. Both of mine were...
Possibly, it's very hard to know with Provincials when you can't read the legends. But to me it looks like the legend matches Commodus'. I...
Nice Elagabalus Tetradrachms! (The OP coin & @Mat 's.) Alexandrian coins are some of my favorites. I've shown several of my "Elagabaloi" from...
Fascinating topics: The style & fabric of Byzantine coinage; how it varied across >1,000 years; and historical, cultural, and ideological reasons...
Great catch to notice the scarce legend! I remember reading about the Domitians ending in PONT from exactly those collectors in several places....
That's the same type as the CNG and Leu specimen above (or possibly an imitation of that type). Their reverse photo is just rotated. It's quite a...
Spectacular group! Note: I'd be very surprised if Catharine Lorber hasn't published your Larissa Drachm in one of her articles on the coinage --...
Very cool Tetradrachm! I've always wanted one of those. Great profile bust of Helios on @lordmarcovan 's Drachm. That's another type I need to...
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