Interesting! You should submit that article to KOINON to be published!
Even though I have dozens and dozens of coins of his wife, I only have one denarius of Marcus himself, this one (3.05g) with the TR P XXI IMP IIII...
Interestingly, Nemesis is often portrayed as having wings: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I posted the photo of the Nemesis (with the wheel) coin from the CNG listing at the acsearch page; they apparently misattributed it to Varbanov...
Most 1st and early 2nd century sestertii are in the 26-29 gm range; I'm surprised.
These Judea Capta coins are one of the most faked series of coins on the market. It's supposed to be a sestertius, RIC 424, BMCRE 533, RCV 2325,...
Would you please see if there is a pentassarion of Severus Alexander and Julia Mameae (confronted busts) of Marcianopolis with a...
If you have a copy of Varbanov, would you be so kind as to look up a coin for me? Please message me or reply in this thread. Thanks!
Another abdicator--less famous--was Vetranio, who abdicated the throne so that Constantius II could assume the position. [ATTACH] Vetranio AD...
Interesting coins, @dougsmit . Very interesting because the similar coin with a right-facing bust, Köln 1639 (Dattari 2753, K&G 35.477), has Nilus...
Nice write-up!! Here's Hieron II's wife: [ATTACH] Philistis, wife of Hieron II AR 5 Litrae; 4.46 gm, 18.1 mm Syracuse, Sicily, 270-230 B.C.E...
For anyone interested in the way Greek and Latin was written in ancient and medieval times, this is the standart text on the subject. It's very...
Exactly, and not even consistently until well after the invention of the printing press.
Lovely coin and of very fine style! I'm envious. Interesting write-up about the coin, too--that's what ancient numismatics is all about!
I raised this very issue a few years back. It's apparently unknown to anyone. Not "to anyone on CT"; I mean "to anyone."
What you see as a Ω is the second Δ. What you're seeing as the second Δ is actually the polos crown worn by Dikaiosyne. And there was no such...
The hair and clothing on coins of the Bosporus is typically crudely rendered. While the fields have obviously been smoothed, the devices may not...
On the reverse of this Alexandrian tetradrachm, the regnal year is spelled out: "ΔωΩΔЄΚΑΤΟΥ" (12). This is equivalent of writing "TWELVE." I...
So glad he's safe and sound!
So folks are into hobo nickles; some are into hobo sestertii.
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