[MEDIA] And I say it's all right! I took a photo of this sestertius in full sunlight to bring out the patina: [ATTACH] Faustina II, AD 147-175....
I posted this over in world coins, but that board is kind of slow moving and I know some of you folks here at the dark side are familiar with this...
This came in a lot of ancient coins and I know nothing about it. What is it? What metal is it made of? It is bent and there's a big scratch on the...
Typically, the identity of an unnamed figure on a coin is made by recognizing his or her attributes. Usually, this is straightforward, but there...
Traditionally, coins with an ADVENTVS inscription commemorate the emperor's arrival at Rome, either at the commencement of his reign, or on his...
I am struck by the similarity in artistic style, the subject matter of the reverse types, and fabric between the coins of Antioch in Pisidia and...
Celebrate Faustina Friday -- post anything you feel is relevant! These coins were among the first issued in honor of the Diva Faustina I...
This little coin has been neglected. I purchased it more than two years ago from @John Anthony , but never got around to photographing it until...
[IMG] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 3.49 g, 20.3 mm, 7 h. Antioch, unmarked officina, 1st or 2nd issue, AD 251-252. Obv:...
*Props to @Mat, who had a similar thread five years ago. On this day, 31 August, AD 161, Faustina II gave birth to twin boys, Lucius Aurelius...
As I have mentioned in a previous thread, many numismatists believe that this coin was issued in AD 160 to commemorate the birth of Marcus...
This week's Coins Weekly features a slideshow of the most expensive sestertii. They are the ones you'd expect -- the IVDEA CAPTAs and the...
The old Thessalian League was revived under Roman rule. This koinon (commonwealth of cities) continued to serve administrative functions even when...
It's International Dog Day! Post your dog coins! Here's this Diana and dog scene: [IMG] Gallienus, AD 153-268. Roman billon antoninianus....
This small bronze of Commodus and his wife Crispina has only recently been described in the literature and is scarce. I purchased it at auction...
A gift from my wife! She knows me! [ATTACH]
This coin, the reverse of which is translated "to the fecundity of the empress," celebrates Faustina II's jaw-dropping fecundity! She had twelve...
Peacocks are a common motif on consecration issues for Roman empresses. This is one of the scarcer coins issued for the deified Faustina II....
Today's Leu auction -- I put in what I considered VERY competitive bids on two coins of Trebonianus Gallus. Sniped in the last second on each one....
New age? Like this? [MEDIA] No, no, no! Not that kind of new age -- I'm talking about SAECVLVM NOVVM, which means "a new age" (in this case...
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