There are a number of coins that depict Venus in this fashion, presumably copied from a statue of Venus Victrix that was well-known and widely...
Almost all Alexandrian tetradrachms and some other Greek language coins use an L-shaped symbol to mean "year." Such as this inscription on a...
So says the headline on AOL this morning: [ATTACH] Yes, because I get 1792 silver center cents and 1792 birch cents in my pocket change....
I purchased this one years ago from Henry Lindgren of Antioch Associates. It's still one of my favorite coins. I'd love to see your cistophori!...
Another Plautilla provincial that doesn't appear in the standard references. Feel free to post your Plautilla provincials; I'd love to see 'em!...
Similar to the guess the Emperor thread. Based upon the depiction of the goddess and her accoutrements/pose, guess which goddess is depicted. Feel...
New acquisition. Interesting font on the obverse. The omega in the empresses name on the obverse is a Roman W (angular; an upside-down M), whereas...
Asklepios/Aesculapius, the god of medicine, is a fairly common figure depicted on Greek, Roman provincial, and Roman coins. These are some coins...
Bizarre rendering of the goddess on the reverse of this Septimius Severus provincial from Anchialus. [ATTACH]
Nike/Victoria is a popular device on ancient coins. Let's see what you have. Here's one of my favorites: Julia Domna Roman provincial triassarion...
Does anyone have a reference for this little bronze from Nicaea, Bithynia? 3.08 g, 15.8 mm Obv: ΠΛΑVΤΙΛΛΑ CEΒΑCΤΗ, bare-headed and dr. bust, r....
Closes tomorrow. What do you guys think? https://www.biddr.ch/auctions/numismatiknaumann/browse?a=60&l=49348
Unless this is some other emperor than Severus Alexander (and who would it be?), I think this is undescribed in the numismatic literature. Some of...
It's been a few years since we've had a Syracuse thread and folks probably have some new ones to show off. I don't collect a lot of Greek (I...
The CAPTCHA challenge-response test at Pegasi's website has been watching too many episodes of the Sopranos, I think. [ATTACH] "You buying that...
I just added a Diocletian Antoninianus/Aurelianianus to my collection from a bulk lot and noticed that Roman coins portraying Athena/Minerva are...
Any help attributing this coin to city, the deity on the reverse, etc. would be appreciated. Thanks! 14.5 mm; 2.36 gm [ATTACH]
I received this Claudius Gothicus Antoninianus as part of a lot of 12 mid-late 3rd century bronzes from Auctiones GmbH latest sale. It's pretty...
Got these in the mail yesterday. Thought I'd show them off. [ATTACH]As of Faustina Jr. under Antoninus Pius.[ATTACH] As of Lucilla.[ATTACH]...
Santa's elves had my V-Coins wish list and brought me a little something for Christmas! I just need to crack open the slab and set it free....
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