And all those coins were planted by Satan into believing there was such an immense nation state in antiquity.
Nicest thing about it, Warren, is that's how I met Susan. It was in a Greek class, reading the Medea!
What a nice Valentinian; wonderful posts, photos, and comments! My graduate training was in 4th-5th c. Latin literature, so moving into the late...
And here's a similar coin to that of @Valentinian: Rome, 348-50. Ae, 4.14 gr. 22 mm. 12 h. RIC 154. [ATTACH]
A colleague in my department earlier today shared this link with me. Not understanding it in the least, except with some dim thought that it means...
A wonderful and informative post. Thank you for sharing it!
Because the Greek numeral for 9 is Θ, that number itself is often written out, as you point out, as ενατου, to avoid using Θ, which is the initial...
One good thing, they would not take up a lot of room! But as you point out, they can also be brittle. I prefer stavrata or hexagrams, a nice...
Great write up! Really enjoyed it. Yes, these are tiny coins! Here is mine: Anastasius II. 0.21 gr. 6 mm. hr.6. It is the plate coin no. 26 in...
Pure fantasy. The reverse is likely derived from the famous gold medallion of Justinian, alas, no longer extant.......
Yes, they are as impressive as the first years of Justinian's dated series.
@Valentinian, a great one! Here's one of mine. 38 mm. 16.97 gr 6h year 5, as yours. First officina. Sear 430; H. 25; DO 11a. [ATTACH]
Here are a few 30 nummia of Tiberius II. Constantinople, 578-82. 12.18 gr. 33 mm. 6h Obv: δm TIЬ CONS - TANT P P AVC, crowned and cuirassed bust...
A lot of great Laeliani! Here's mine, bought in a local coin shop in 1967, with the 2x2 it came in. Antoninianus. 3.01 gr. 21 mm. 2h. Obv:I P C...
Antioch issued in years 1 and 2 of Justin II an anomalous copper series, the obverse of which is modelled upon that of the solidi, i. e., one...
I love this "Victorians in togas" genre. Alma Tadema is among my favorites. If you know the artist of these 2 paintings, please advise! Thanks
My wife maintains that this issue confirms that space aliens interbred with humans in the eastern Mediterranean in late antiquity.
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