TGIF, everyone! Today is not just Faustina Friday, it's … [IMG] … because this coin is freaky! To those with just a passing familiarity with...
I got outbid on everything at Leu and Cayon so I bought myself a little snack from Marc Breitsprecher with some of the money I saved. I have...
From the BBC: An Anglo-Saxon gold coin discovered in a field by a metal detectorist is expected to be sold for up to £10,000. Mark Pallett, 55,...
[IMG] Because every Friday is Faustina Friday! Martin Beckmann's Diva Faustina: Coinage and Cult in Rome and the Provinces, has greatly...
You've probably seen this one. [IMG] And if you're like me, you've probably said to yourself ... [IMG] "I see you've never seen a coin of...
This limes falsum denarius was a recent purchase from our own @John Anthony. According to Numiswiki, these limes denarii "are thought to be coins...
[IMG] Happy Friday, everyone! Today I'm going to explore a large issue of Faustina the Younger which dominated her coinage in the early 150s AD:...
I would laugh at this attempt to increase the technical grade of this middle bronze of Faustina the Younger if it didn't make me so angry....
The British Museum is seeking a keeper of coins and medals. :wideyed:
More than 8,000 Roman Imperial coins from the Bibliothèque nationale de France have been integrated into Online Coins of the Roman Empire. This is...
[IMG] TGIFF, everyone!! A month ago, I discussed the coins of Faustina's massive IVNONI REGINAE issue. If you'll recall, I dated the coins of...
Decapitated skeletons, brooches, spoons, coins and tableware have been found in an archaeological dig that uncovered part of a Roman town, the BBC...
This one just arrived from our own @John Anthony and I think it's a pretty coin. Let's see your coins from Eumeneia! We don't know a whole lot...
[IMG] TGIFF! Happy Friday, everybody! Today we're going to take inventory. [IMG] We're going to inventory all the goddesses and...
Nico Kokkinos' Antonia Augusta: Portrait of a Great Roman Lady is worth obtaining for your library. While I have the older, hard-cover edition...
[IMG] TGIFF, everybody!! Today we're going to talk about obverse legends and why using them to date coins has its pitfalls. For example, we have...
Steve Benner published this interesting CoinWeek article about bugs on ancient coins. From the article: [IMG] "My cursory search yielded nine...
[IMG] TGIFF, everyone! Today we're going to talk about two separate issues of Faustina the Younger that have similar reverse types, the DIANA...
Today is the 140th birth anniversary of A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh. It is celebrated worldwide as #WinniethePoohDay. So, enjoy...
I'm out of my bailiwick here with this Greek bronze. It falls under the broad category of "similar to BMC 69-78" and "similar to Sear 3642," but...
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