A medallion in the inventory of a UK-based dealer recently caught my eye. But I haven’t ordered anything from the UK in a while, and I’m concerned...
Welp. Victor has spoken. Sorry to have led you astray. Maybe I read Tesorillo wrong.
Tesorillo says that line break only occurs at Lyon and Siscia. https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/110/110i.htm
One of these of course. But that reverse is a mess. So many of these are from Siscia. That’s where I’d start. But there are so many varieties,...
There are lots of “emperor leading captive” motifs on late imperial bronzes. So probably not. But still, it would be helpful to post a picture if...
I watched that last night! I like the 1985 Dustin Hoffman version, but enjoyed Kevin McCarthy as Biff in the 1951 version. I had just known him as...
I just started teaching that play yesterday! I told my students that Arthur Miller marrying Marilyn Monroe in 1956 gave hope to nerdy guys everywhere.
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I bid for the first time in a Frank Robinson auction. I bid slightly more than twice the estimate, and the hammer price was three times what I...
I backpacked through Egypt as a young man. Spend a month there. Took a felucca on the Nile from Aswan to Luxor. It was supposed to take only a few...
@maridvnvm I really like the flowing diadem ties on that RIC VIII Rome 157 (C). Here's one from every mint city. I probably need to upgrade a...
A curious line from the press release: "HSI consulted with subject matter experts, who determined the coins were authentic and showed signs of...
FYI, Shawn Caza has a generous and detailed examination of the falling/fallen horseman series with a proposed outline of its chronology in KOINON...
One rarely talks about a “fine style” for a late fourth century AE3. But this one might qualify. I love that portrait. Skilled engraver.
Here’s my green beauty. I seem to have quoted the estimable @dougsmit in my notes. [ATTACH]
Mirabile spectu! [ATTACH] EMPEROR: Constantine I REIGNED: 306-337 A.D. DATE STRUCK: 327 A.D. TYPE: Æ nummus/follis SIZE: 19.2 mm. WEIGHT: 3.72...
Still working on this mystery. Roma's reply got me rethinking assumptions, such as whether or not Maximinus II Daia and Maxentius were allies....
A fine article. The second best thing my wife ever did was marry me. The best thing she ever did was get us a subscription to the New York Times....
I am assuming you are referring to the Internet shop operated by David Welsh. Back when I started collecting in earnest, I bought this Alexander...
Galba bronze in any condition is nice to have. That’s a nice upgrade. [ATTACH]
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