What is truly interesting about the usurper Postumus was that his coins from his breakaway, Gallic, rump, empire was that they were, on average,...
Or it may stand for a 20 to one copper-silver ratio, or five percent silver. That makes more sense to me as the large bronze sesterces had been...
As a younger collector of ancients, many years ago, I never heard the term "limes (pronounced lee mes, two syllables) denarius before. I have...
That's a nice looking coin. The emperor Aurelian, actually one of Rome's better rulers (too bad he did not reign longer) was one of those Balkan...
It may be simply a matter of supply and demand, that is a financial need having nothing to do with politics. When Hadrianopolis needed some pocket...
Thanks. That seems to be it
Picked up this cheapy at a flea market. It appears to be a Roman provincial ae3/4 small bronze, about the size of a US cent. On the obverse there...
I think I read BASILEOS on the left, Attic Greek for koine Greek for emperor. Does that help?
I really don't know. I do not recognize the coin/token. If I had to speculate I would say early (6th-7th Century) Byzantine (cross), two nummi...
An excellent acquisition.
I just noticed something on the Legionary denarius you posted. I have been collecting ancients for decades and own one of these myself, a lot more...
As I have posted elsewhere, everybody with an extensive collection of ancient coins has got at least a few that are not what they think they have.
The First Century Spanish mints did not quite seem up to the skills of the Gallic or Rome mints when it came to portraits so they do seem a bit...
The obverse seems to be a turreted Tyche or Kybele, a popular deity on coinage for the Levant. I would suggest a coin from Phoenicia or perhaps...
Maybe it's my greater familiarity with ancient coins, but I prefer the original look.
I like my coins to have a pleasing appearance. Yours has that.
Looks likes something from the Iberian Peninsula, maybe about 1600, perhaps a multiple marivades piece.
I think specific gravity goes back to Archimedes, mid to late Third century BC, with his discovery of his principle of flotation. Remember that...
LOL.
I wonder if we did not know about these images from historical records, just what we could conclude about the rulers, the forms of government and...
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