Ryan, I'm not quite sure how your coin differs from McAlee 782c, "Wreath fastened at top with star", given that the italic letters in McAlee's...
The coins ranged from Nero to Septimius Severus according to one of the texts, but an accompanying photo shows many later coins: Julia Soaemias,...
I agree, definitely Eastern. I have a similar denarius with a different letter omitted: on rev. PBLICA instead of PVBLICA, V omitted.
Date can be narrowed to 211 only, since Geta was assassinated in Dec. 211, after the Saturnalia, not in Feb. 212 as traditionally stated. The...
I remember being strongly convinced by the evidence of the Egyptian aureus hoard that the coinage of Lucilla must have continued until at least...
The entire IMP X issue of sestertii is scarce, struck from only 14 obverse dies in the large sample of material I collected for my thesis. TR P V...
Or was the de Moustier coin of Verus actually an As, with portrait bare not radiate? That's what Cohen indicates in his original description of...
Yes, the reverse type is apparently TR P V Bonus Eventus sacrificing, mislabeled "Genius" in many catalogues. Your actual reverse die is new to my...
I said no middle bronzes of this type had been recorded for Verus, but such a dupondius of Verus was in fact reported by Cohen in the Supplement...
I note that the new RIC for Hadrian, p. 253, note 1297, still accepts the recut Ars Classica sestertius of L. Verus as "a medallic sestertius [of...
It is difficult to ascertain the numbers of specimens known for the rarer Roman imperial coin types of 161-192 AD, since Strack's fourth volume...
Indeed, Maurice's explanation is not very helpful! I think we both agree with him, however, that NOV CS should be expanded as...
RIC p. 595: "Maurice's explanation of the obverse legends as due to the Greek engravers of the mint is probably correct." Maurice III, p. 33,...
Neat coin, interesting explanation. The sort of thing I would collect if my collection extended into the fourth century! NOVVS CAESAR would be a...
I don't see the difference in the hair, are you sure it's not just due to wear or the lighting/photography? Everything else seems identical, which...
The two are from the same dies, I would say.
From Google: "A full beard can take 2 to 4 months to grow, as facial hair tends to grow between 0.3 and 0.5 millimeters (mm) every 24 hours. This...
A splendid portrait on you new denarius! For proof that Macrinus was wearing his beard short when be became emperor, but then let it grow, so...
Imperatorial acclamations were for victories over enemies. Whether or not emperors regularly gave the army a donative on such occasions is a...
All correct in my opinion, except that Septimius' IMP VIIII in c. May 197 had nothing to do with a donative to the army, but was probably for...
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