There's something vaguely familiar about this journal's logo: [ATTACH]
This one has been bugging me for a long time because I haven't been able to attribute it. All I need is to know what city minted it and I'm...
Post your lion coins! Here are a couple of tiny provincials from the Balkans: [ATTACH] Caracalla, AD 198-217 Roman provincial Æ assarion, 1.92...
A new purchase. There's a lot to like about this coin. It's from a city I previously did not have represented in my collection. I like confronted...
Do you have any coin-themed decor in the house? This one adorns the wall above my desk, where I do all my coin-collecting: [ATTACH]
I've been researching this recent acquisition: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr, under Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-175 Roman orichalcum dupondius; 13.23 g,...
A new one. It's hard to turn them down if the price is right. Post anything you feel is relevant: [ATTACH] Diocletian, AD 284-305 Roman billon...
Juno Lucina, the "bringer of light," was the goddess who helped newborn children see the light of day and is especially associated with childbirth...
Post anything you feel is relevant, of course! Marc Antony wed Octavian's sister Octavia in 40 BC. The marriage was arranged to cement a...
"What? Roman Collector posting Greek coins? Has the world gone mad?!" you ask? Well, I have a couple of Greek coins lying around. These two are...
Over the years, I've managed to accumulate nearly every personification that appears on the reverse of Roman coins. But somehow, Abundantia got...
Carinus must have been doing some wrist curls! Post your coins with bizarre human anatomy! [ATTACH] LOL! But when you're a celator pressed for...
I know I just posted this coin, but I've been reading about its design and want to share what I've learned. [ATTACH] Maxentius as Augustus, AD...
I'm a sucker for a nice architectural type and this one fit the bill. Maxentius assumed power in a rebellion against Severus II, who had removed...
This one has very rough, corroded surfaces and I can't make out a single letter of the inscription on either side of the coin. I believe it's...
Unattributed coin from a bulk lot. Fortunately, I can make out the entire obverse legend and almost the entire reverse legend as well. I'm 100%...
Post anything you feel is relevant! Crispina essentially has the same hairstyles as her sister-in-law, Lucilla. On some rare issues, she wears a...
Post anything you feel is relevant! Lucilla has four hairstyles: 1) Braided and fastened in a bun on the back of the head: [ATTACH] Lucilla, AD...
Not e-bay, but in an upcoming auction from an established dealer. This Emesa mint denarius of Julia Domna is very hard to come by and I'm...
What's the backstory behind this reverse design? I don't know as much as I would like to know about the iconography on the reverse of this coin...
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