[ATTACH] Silver denarius of Nerva, struck Sept 18 - Dec 31, AD 97. Features Liberty holding cap and scepter. What? You were expecting a 1797...
I wish I had a coin to illustrate an aqueduct to start this thread, but I don't. I thought this (satirical) article in the Onion was funny. Here...
Today's Franklin's World comic ... [ATTACH] ... is about this coin: [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 3.66 g, 21.4 mm, 6...
This anonymous small quarter follis was formerly attributed to the period of Julian II, but subsequent scholarship by Johan van Heesch has...
I've acquired a lot of coins so far this year, many of them for my collection of Antonine women, but I have a lot of interests and these ten stood...
Although this Antiochene issue of Trebonianus Gallus has decent artistry, I have to laugh at the comic disproportion of the emperor on the reverse...
As of this coming Saturday, I will have a daughter-in-law. Her name is Victoria. I'd like to celebrate by posting a coin depicting her namesake....
Four coins from three different auction firms arrived simultaneously. Thankfully, my wife was home to sign for them! [ATTACH]
An unusually casual Libertas on this antoninianus of Trebonianus Gallus: [ATTACH] Trebonianus Gallus, AD 251-253. Roman AR antoninianus, 2.82 g,...
On this day 1951 years ago, June 9, AD 68, Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus called out his famous last words: "Qualis artifex pereo" (What...
I get it. Coins are a small medium for an artist to work with. A goddess's face on the reverse might be just a few square millimeters in surface...
I wonder if whoever slabbed this realizes that the dreaded "F" (as opposed to MS-66 or whatever the current beauty standard is these days) on the...
Just acquired this sestertius of Faustina II, struck during the reign of her father, Antoninus Pius. The issue I'm struggling with is that the...
Here are a couple of coins from my collection depicting Agrippina II with her looped ponytail (Zopfschlaufe) hairstyle. [ATTACH] Claudius, AD...
For some reason, I decided this was the year to acquire coins of Faustina I with veiled busts. Here are a couple of additions to my collection...
Who slabs a provincial of Gordian III from Moesia Inferior? Busted it out! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman provincial Æ...
This week's Franklin's World cartoon made me think of Hadrian's travel series. Post your coins depicting Alexandria, Hadrian's travels, or...
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Please feel free to post comments, coins erroneously described in standard references, or anything you feel is relevant! A word of caution about...
Heck, if this Theodosius reduced half-centenionalis can bring $1475 on eBay, I oughta slab this baby and see if it brings me four-figures! Post...
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