I haven't looked at the rarity ratings on this coin, but anecdotally, it seems this coin shows up too regularly to have been a mule. At about this...
I think the reason why some argue that this captive commemorates Constantine's victory over Maxentius is that, four years later, the captive motif...
That is a good question. I’ve considered the possibility that the Phrygian cap style figure might just be a kind of all-purpose signifier for the...
Licinius dispatched the latter, I think. Or more accurately, he died while on the run from Licinius.
This query was prompted by an email exchange I've been having with @Victor_Clark. It concerns this coin. (Not mine by the way. A coin from...
Yes. Just a Microsoft Word table that I just reproduce for each new coin. Low tech but functional.
My son sent me this: [ATTACH]
Nice. We should all have friends like that. [ATTACH]
Third coin seems to be one of these: [ATTACH]
Must be really cold in Rhodes.
Classicists have long referred to this event as “The Rape of the Sabine Women.” I suspect the word rape was chosen principally for linguistic...
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“Sir, could you please stop taking selfies with the Sutton Hoo artifacts?” [ATTACH]
Screenshot of the moment when the first Merovingian tremissis is found, helping date the Sutton Hoo ship to ca. 600. [ATTACH]
I actually have it here somewhere because I used it for my “barbarian and hut“ article. I also remember thinking highly of it even though by now...
The most interesting takeaway from this thread for me was learning just how old the late imperial "two captives" posture was. From an earlier...
This thread eventually gets to auction recommendations, though the info is a bit dated since it is from a few years ago....
Scarce Constantine Sol with captive. [ATTACH]
Good material from the OP. SS and Neptune: [ATTACH]
Is it just me, or does somebody else see Baby Yoda emerging from this Constantine VLPP reverse votive shield? [ATTACH]
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