The article in Smithsonian reads, "Italy Will Rebuild the Colosseum’s Floor, Restoring Arena to Its Gladiator-Era Glory. Officials plan to host...
This is a new purchase and it's still in the mail. But I couldn't wait to show it off and I'm running out of coins to discuss on Tuesdays, so here...
The Empress Sabina, wife of Hadrian, died sometime in the winter of AD 137-38. The Rome mint issued eight posthumous consecration issues, which...
I want to thank @zumbly for providing me numismatic references to research this coin and its background. The ancient forum at CT is truly the...
The coinage of Faustina II issued late in the reign of Antoninus Pius is characterized by the obverse inscription FAVSTINA AVGVSTA with the...
Trebonianus Gallus' coins of Antioch have a number of distinguishing features. First, they include the abbreviation P F (Pius Felix) in the...
Dealer Ed Waddell has published an article on CoinWeek about provenances of ancient coins and famous collectors including Sir Arthur John Evans,...
While posting over on @Aidan_()'s thread about Kyzikos coins with tripods, I became curious about something. The fish on this coin is described as...
With the acquisition of the middle bronze of this reverse type in Frank Robinson's latest auction, I have completed my mini set of coins bearing...
Io Saturnalia, omnēs! [MEDIA] Post a coin depicting Saturn! [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 4.26 g, 18.8 mm, 12 h....
This one arrived from last month's Künker eLive auction. It came with an interesting collector "tag." It's a thick piece of cardboard with a round...
This coin previously belonged to @jb_depew, who sold it via @John Anthony. I'm happy to obtain it for it depicts The Three Graces. This is the...
Helpful article for those new to ancient Roman numismatics. There are lots of photos of stunning coins, too! An article that has something for...
The figures on the reverse of this coin are undoubtedly Antoninus Pius and his late wife, Faustina I. The motif is a representation of marital...
The Venus Felix (Happy Venus) who is depicted on this issue was not only the mythical mother of Aeneas, and therefore the ancestor of all Roman...
Throughout his entire reign, Gallus' coinage portrayed him as a different kind of emperor, publicizing benevolent traits, such as CONCORDIA...
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Post your coins featuring Laetitia, coins with mirror-image reverse types, or anything you feel is relevant! There are many words in Latin for...
I've been getting interested in chess again (I used to play in tournaments when I was in college decades ago) after watching "The Queen's Gambit"...
Interesting story here. [ATTACH] Buried under a Serbian cornfield close to a coalmine, the well-preserved remains of a Roman legion's...
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