For some odd reason I had thought that the double denarius ended with Caracalla only to reappear later after Maximus Thrax. I was surprised at the...
I did not know Elagabalus issued any of the double denarii.
I suspect we will never know who was the worst emperor of Rome as many of the emperors reigned at a time when there was nobody accurately...
This sort of matter is beyond my competence. I hope he was a decent person, perhaps born with traits or characteristics that would have made his...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] To establish who was "the worst" there must be a definition of "the bad" and then see who committed more of those bad behaviors...
I doubt you will ever be able to improve on this Paulina.
Sounds to me like you are doing a very good job at Life.
I understand what you means about the kids getting degrees you did not. My wife and my daughters all have their doctorates. I never got one. If...
Well, I love writing about interesting topics, like myself. Very senior citizen, started collecting in the 1950's with stuff out of circulation...
Thanks, but I am pretty certain it is a coin show purchase from years ago. I still like to purchase coins at shows so I can see the coin in hand....
We study the past to understand the present to prepare for the future.
This an excellent piece of analysis. I see you have made getting a degree in history a worthwhile accomplishment. I am certain that one of the...
OK, I guess it is into the black box with this one. I have had this coin so long I have no idea where I bought it or who from, so I guess it is a...
I did go there and the RIC has three of these Aequitas reverses and the three facial images are pretty much the same as those from the Rome mint...
Thanks. I will do that.
Thanks for your input. As I am most anxious not to have more additions to my black box, I need to be more aware of the oddities you point out. I...
I have the coin in hand right now. As I look closely at the reverse the upper bar of the E on the word, AEQUITAS, seems weakly struck and...
Who is the emperor? Is that Gordian III? It does look more like mine than the ones from the Mint of Rome.
Thanks. There's great deal there. I have no way of determining its metallic content. For whatever it is worth that little chunk removed from the...
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