That reverse is most common for Nero and Trajan. And that’s not Nero.
Let me just say that I was back in England in the Summer of 2019 for the first time since my university days in 1989/90. The food has come a...
[ATTACH] I'm guessing the bottom center is a Trajan As with Victory Reverse. Like this one:...
My favorite description of the new styles ushered in by the tetrarchy, from Peter Leithart's DEFENDING CONSTANTINE: [T]he Tetrarchs’ faces exude...
Much thinner faces in London. Clearly British food was already bad by the fourth century.
@Valentinian has a list of possible VERY late Roman type sets here: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/typesets.html His type set may not be as...
I love your collecting focus and choices.
I love that enigmatic portrait of number one. It’s almost as if the unequal striking of the obverse somehow adds to its eye appeal, as if that...
I love the left facing bust of Constantius with the eagle-tipped scepter. Tetrarchic folles are so common, it really is a delight to see an...
I know you have a real interest in those restoration issues, @jamesicus. I’m very glad you were able to add that lovely coin to your collection.
You know you can’t leave the little doggie Argo out, Donna. Isn’t it enough that Penelope’s suitors treated him so poorly? [ATTACH]
So I fund my coin collection by playing in a rock band. (A hobby, thankfully, not a full-time job.) Perhaps if I were in a better band, I could...
I took a Roman history class in college. We had to memorize all the Roman emperors and their years up to a certain point. It might have been...
Only 7? Haha. Jaw-dropping coins. Any one of which would be a centerpiece of a glorious collection. Do I have to pick a favorite? Oh, all right....
Wow. That’s the way to make a splash. I like number three best. That’s such a placid and elegant portrait. My heart beats more slowly just by...
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