Newly purchased, a provincial AE of Corinth under Caligula. Post your Pegasus coins, Corinthian coins, Caligulas or anything you feel is relevant!...
H is for the personification of the old mountain in Nikopolis ad Istrum, Hemus. [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211 Roman provincial Æ 25.6...
H is for Homonoia (ὁμόνοια), the personification of oneness of mind, unanimity, and concord. She is the Greek equivalent of the Latin Concordia....
It's time to move on to H. H is for Hera: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr, AD 147-175 Roman provincial Æ 22.4 mm, 6.54 g Thrace, Hadrianopolis Obv:...
I is for ISINDA. [ATTACH] Annia Faustina, 3rd wife of Elagabalus, Augusta, AD 221 Roman provincial AE 25.0 mm, 8.55 gm Pisidia, Isinda, AD 221...
Interesting, to say the least! I only have a modern forgery: [ATTACH]
You guys might be interested in this book, which I have and recommend: [ATTACH]
One of my latest acquisitions, courtesy of @John Anthony . As you know from this featured article, I'm convinced the image of Marsyas on this coin...
[ATTACH] Cornelia Salonina, AD 253-268 Roman billon antoninianus, 3.54 g, 22.4 mm Rome, sole reign of Gallienus, AD 260-262 Obv: SALONINA AVG,...
I was unaware of this database. Thanks! It's not very user-friendly. I put in "Domna Nicaea," for example, and it told me I made an error.
That's pretty cool. Here's a lion walking left on a little bronze provincial from Philippopolis: [ATTACH]
Ah!! Maybe! I thought it was an eagle but it might not be! I'll have to use phoenix as a search term! Thanks for this insightful observation!
Here's a Domna from Emesa with the VENER VICT reverse type: [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman AR Denarius; 2.74 gm, 18.2 mm Emesa, AD...
I'll pile on with another GENIUS. [ATTACH] Maximinus II Daza, AD 309-313, as Augustus Roman Æ follis; 21 mm, 4.88 g, 12 h Antioch, AD 312...
Taking Greek in college once earned me a medal ... [ATTACH] The reverse inscription means "the importance of classical languages." It's not that...
I'm not sure it's a matter of euphony as simply a convention to use the particular letter to indicate a nasally sound, sort of how we use the...
Anyone? Thanks in advance!
[ATTACH] Greek AE 17 Mysia, Cyzicus, c. 400 BC - 280 BC or later 4.02 g; 17.3 mm Obv: Head of Kore Soteira, right. Rev: KYZI, tripod, tunny fish...
The letter G is for the GRACES three! [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-211 Roman provincial Æ triassarion; 23.3 mm 8.55 g Moesia Inferior,...
Hadrianopolis also: [ATTACH] Faustina Jr, AD 147-175 Roman provincial Æ 22.4 mm, 6.54 g Thrace, Hadrianopolis Obv: ΦΑVCΤΙΝΑ CΕΒΑCΤH,...
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