On the coins of Aelthered II, his sobriquet of the "unready may be both inaccurate and unfair. I understand that the Anglo Saxon word being...
Normally I don't buy ancients at a flea market but in this case I bought these three out of a small batch ($20 for the three) if for no other...
What am I looking at here? Could you explain the images?
Other than possibly cleaned, how else did they differ from the ones you sent in?
You may not think grammar is important but where you place a modifier affects the meaning of what you write. You wrote, "coins coming back...
Like the reeding or lettering of later milled coins? Never thought of the serrati before in that sense but if that worked why would they not use...
Probably since these first Century BC coins were usually close to pure silver whereas in his day the denarius was debased by about 10-12% and the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] We have all seen Roman denarii which have been notched on the edges. There have been any number of explanations for why they...
A handsome coin, indeed.
Juvenis is the Latin word for a young adult person of either gender. As an age, it is just a bit older than an "adulescens" (one growing into an...
A few days ago I posted on this site about the differences among the images of the Augusta Julia Domna and the mints they came from. Today I want...
Thanks for that great information. Do you know why these coins were countermarked?
Usually I don't pick up common coins like this one, a Syriae Commune As(arion) of Claudius, in as well worn condition as this one, although the...
Jeeze, I had no idea there were so many varieties and variations in herb coins. Actually, I have to admit that I was not aware of the Laodicea...
Thanks for that comparison. Can you tell me what it is about the coin from Laodicia that a collector should look for that makes it likely to be...
What is it about the coin that makes it seem like Rome? What are the distinguishing markers that you see? Again, thanks.
I understand that the Severan dynasty used several mints besides Rome for some of its coinage. There do not appear to be any marks to denote what...
What strikes me as a bit odd is the lack of coins of Nero. He had a relatively long reign and ruled until less than fifteen years before the...
The "I, Claudius" TV show was great cinema but as Robert Graves closely followed Suetonius and Tacitus, it's highly prejudicial against the...
[ATTACH] I have no problems with coins that are worn, as long as they are smooth. It is roughness I do not like. Wear, to me, means use, that...
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