If Constantius was the man behind the "Purge of 337" as most historians seem to think, then he certainly DID kill half of his family members...
That is a neat specimen with a large flan and rather complete legends - something rarely seen! Here is mine - with sideburns, but also from the...
There will never be a monography about Volusian because he must have been the most inactive of all emperors. As far as I know apart from him being...
Awesome Aureus!!! Here are the two Philipps distributing what was left in the imperial treasury after the Millennial Celebrations, at their 3rd...
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Here is my Orichalcum Sestertius of Diadumenianus (a lucky find on eBay): [ATTACH] M OPEL ANTONINVS DIADVMENIANVS CAES, bare-headed, draped and...
I have only five coins that I spent a "significant amount" of money on (for me, that would be more than 500 Euros, a sum that would be considered...
If there would be space for just one Elagabalus coin in a time capsule for future civilizations, this Aureus would be a worthy representative!...
The hoard of 7500 Sestertii found at Guelma in Algeria suggests that there was neither a demonetisation nor collecting of rare emperors happening...
I´ll see a lil´old band from Texas in a couple of month that have been performing with the very same lineup for 49 years now. That is the exact...
Glas dates Valerian´s capture to July, 260 and concludes that Shapur first took him to Ctesiphon, from where he distributed the captives to their...
Here are my Sestertii of unlucky Valerian and his rarely seen wife, Mariniana: [ATTACH] IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG - Laureate, draped and...
Hi Rasiel, that is a great presentation of your collection. I wish I had the skills to create something like that! The work you put into ERIC II...
Sure, Alex :) : Erika Manders ("Images of Power", 2012, p.22) explains: "That the celebration which took place during Philippus´ reign also had...
Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus was one of the very few Soldier Emperors of Italian origin, born around the year 206 AD in Perugia. [ATTACH] IMP...
That is interesting! I thought about getting Calico as I would love to collect Aurei but as I have to restrict myself to Sestertii (the next best...
Not really. As far as I can see all pictures are copied from ACsearch.info and therefore show coins offered in dozens of auctions over two...
I just read that my OP coin is not from 248, even if the 3rd Liberalitas of the two Philippi may have taken place in connection with that year´s...
Here is another Severan beauty: [ATTACH] IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG – Bust right, wearing paludamentum, stephane on head VENVS CAELESTIS S C – Venus...
[ATTACH] M AVREL ANTONINUS PIVS AVG GERM Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, seen from behind P M TR P XVIII IMP III COS...
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