TGIFF!! [IMG] I recently acquired a provincial coin of Faustina I because of its similarity to a coin of Faustina II I already had in my...
Any millionaires out there who want Caracalla's ugly mug in their foyer? It's up for auction. [ATTACH] I'll stick to coins, thanks! [IMG]...
TGIFF!! [IMG] I have a little something out of the ordinary for today's installment of Faustina Friday. Today's installment deals not only with...
I recently acquired this follis of Severus II. Despite the somewhat weak reverse strike, I think it's a nice example. Of all the legitimate...
I have never previously posted these coins here at CT although they not new acquisitions. Each has its faults. The artistry on the well-worn...
Could there be anything more foreboding of doom than to be a Caesar in the third century? Just being declared Princeps Juventutis ("Head of...
This one features R2D2 and Princess Leia on the reverse :D [IMG] Theodosius I, AD 379-395. Roman AE half centenionalis, 0.86 g, 12.8 mm. Dagobah,...
The latest video from Classical Numismatics discusses forms of transportation on coins. Let's see yours!!! [MEDIA] Water transportation: [IMG]...
With this latest @John Anthony auction purchase, I have nearly completed my set of Julia Mamaea sestertii. All I need is a IVNO CONSERVATRIX with...
Martin Beckmann, the author of a transformative die-linkage study of the aurei and sestertii of Faustina I, has published a similar study of the...
Hierapolis (with an A in the middle), which means "holy city," owed its sanctity to the local hot springs. It stood on a ridge overlooking the...
Here's the latest video from Classical Numismatics. [MEDIA] Here are some of my Trajan denarii. Let's see yours! [IMG] Trajan, AD 98-117....
If you do, would you be so kind as to post a photo of a sestertius of Lucilla with the IVNONI LVCINAE reverse type, p. 253, no. 18? Thank you so...
So, I saw this little eagle snack and bought it on impulse ... [ATTACH] No, not that kind of eagle snack! This kind! [ATTACH] Severus...
Among the many attributes of Jupiter/Zeus, such as an eagle, scepter, or statue of Victory, was the thunderbolt. That's because Zeus was the god...
TGIFF!! [IMG] I have never previously posted this coin here at CT although it is not a new acquisition. The coin is a middle bronze, likely an...
Unlike mardi, the French word for Tuesday, which is similar to the Latin Martis diēs ("day of Mars), the etymology of the English word for this...
This is a new acquisition for my tiny numophylacium reipublicae. Between the absence on the market of affordable Faustina coins I don't already...
TGIFF! [IMG] This is a new arrival to my Numophylacium Faustinae. I purchased it because it depicts the empress wearing the stephane,[1] an...
When this ex- @Stevearino coin came up at a recent @John Anthony auction, I found it intriguing. [ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman billon...
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