We're apparently slabbing dime-a-dozen Gallienus ants with illegible reverse legends now. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Your Vitellius is a nice coin, @Gam3rBlake! It has lovely toning and legible inscriptions. And with the auction market on fire, who's to say...
Thanks for the shout-out, @jb_depew! Fun thread! I'll contribute this old Franklin's World comic: [IMG] And, of course, a Glykon: [IMG] Gordian...
Deities confronted: [IMG] Annia Faustina, 3rd wife of Elagabalus, Augusta, 221 CE. Roman provincial Æ 25.0 mm, 8.56 g, 6 h. Pisidia, Isinda. Obv:...
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[IMG] TGIFF, everybody!!! Today we're going to talk about styling hair. [IMG] I have long contemplated a series of installments on Faustina the...
Here's a Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, of which everyone seems to have an example. [IMG] L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi, 90 BC. Roman AR denarius, 3.68...
These are fantastic! What a fun thread!
I like denarii, though I collect more bronze coins. I bought a denarius last night, in fact! Dig those flow lines! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow, what a deal, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix! It's not an overstatement to say that your example is the finest known!! Coingratulations! This...
I know we did this last year, but like Saturnalia, we should do it every year! This one features R2D2 and Princess Leia on the reverse :D [IMG]...
Here you go: [IMG] Cleopatra Thea, Queen of Syria, with son Antiochus VIII. AR tetradrachm; 15.85 gm, 27 mm. Antioch mint, 125-121 BC. Obv:...
[IMG] Philistis, wife of Hieron II. Greek AR 5 litrae. Syracuse 270-230 BCE, 4.46 gm, 18.1 mm. Obv: Diademed and veiled head, l., palm branch...
Entry Post Coin B (I love Antonine coins) Coin C (I love provincials) Coin D (Dig that campgate!)
Empresses 'R' us!! [ATTACH] Next: More empresses.
Very nice, @kirispupis! Here's a Marcus Aurelius Victory sestertius from my numophylacium. [IMG] Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180. Roman orichalcum...
Lydia makes me think of this. [MEDIA] Here's one from Philadelphia in Lydia. [IMG] Lydia, Philadelphia, early-mid 2nd century BC. Greek Æ 17...
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[IMG] Hadrian, AD 117-138. Roman provincial billon tetradrachm, 12.76 g, 24.8 mm, 11 h. Egypt, Alexandria, year 21=AD 136/7. Obv: ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑ...
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