I think Zenobia had her own style, it certainly wasn't Vaballathus or Aurelian [IMG]
Thanks. There's one set on US Ebay in various denominations. They, like the one you linked to, have better paper. But I wonder how one would tell...
Would this be considered notgeld, a banknote, or exonumia of a different sort? [IMG]
My father still isn't over the fact that Wattenscheid is Eingemeinded while many smaller cities are still independent. The plebiscite was against...
Wattenscheid is the city my ancestors on my father's side moved to once Germany started to unify and industrialize. This is a Schuetzenmedallie...
It is or was rec.collecting.coins. A usenet group collectors once frequented to discuss the hobby.
That is probably because most flamed wars start with a torch bearing troll rather than a spare ember wrought upon the floor.
Flamedrake by jorglueke posted May 9, 2019 at 10:49 PM 5 Embers by jorglueke posted May 9, 2019 at 10:50 PM
Here's one. Not much to look at. Pax reverse RIC86. Trebonianus Gallus by jorglueke posted May 4, 2019 at 9:25 PMTrebonianus Gallus by jorglueke...
Radiate Pax Reverse
Radiate obverse
I feel that there was some small regular debasement through the reign of Commodus. Then a larger one by Septimius. After Valerian was captured and...
That may well be. Though there are a lot articles on the subject, a lot by Roger Bland in particular, and the notion seems to be accepted by...
That is true, though a little off topic. I'm particularly interested in how debasement might be noticed and its effects on the economy. The later...
Table 1 shows the fineness and the weight of silver denarii since the reign of the emperor Septimius Severus until the reign of the emperor...
3rd century silver content
It's not the prices so much but the amount of silver. While prices still fluctuated hard money is generally considered a solid baseline....
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