This provincial coin is rather large (30 mm) and has some craters on its surface (filled in with dirt) that may have existed on the flan prior to...
Dual portrait coins of the Roman imperial series featuring these two historical figures are pricey! Roman provincial coins represent a more...
One from Frank's latest auction. The reverse die was worn out and this resulted in some serious flow lines! Post your examples of prominent flow...
I have two examples of this issue in my collection. I just picked up an "upgrade" from the latest Frank Robinson auction and it's the normal...
Interesting story. Obviously, the coins found at the site are much more recent than the fortress itself. [ATTACH]
Salus (Ὑγιεία -- Hygieia to the Greeks), being the daughter of Aesculapius and of Minerva, was worshiped as a goddess of health, safety, and the...
A new acquisition. I have always wanted a coin with this reverse type because the god's panther is cool! Dionysos (Bacchus to the Romans) was the...
Interesting story from the BBC! [ATTACH]
In another thread, we began to discuss the various reverse types on denarii of Faustina II with the AVGVSTI AVG FIL inscription issued by her...
This new addition to my collection of Venus reverse types arrived in the mail yesterday, courtesy of our very own @Ken Dorney . Isn't she lovely?...
While Artemis/Diana as huntress was a common motif in ancient coin iconography, coins bearing the reverse inscription DIANA FELIX (Happy Diana)...
Half a year ago, I posted the results of an inquiry I made into the denarii of Julia Soaemias which are assigned catalog numbers by RIC but which...
Won this one today at auction for a good price. One doesn't come across this one every day. It's an obverse and reverse die-match to the specimen...
Over the long tenure of the Roman Empire, the personifications of Hilaritas and Laetitia were standard fare on coinage, particularly on the coins...
Where's Joseph Campbell when you need him? The iconography of this Roman Republican denarius of Manius Fonteius, son of Caius Fonteius, is quite...
Not rare or anything, just a nice one. It was a good price and I couldn't resist. I didn't have one from the Trier mint and now I do! Post your...
Little girls wading around, pulling ancient swords from muddy lakes is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a...
In the course of looking up a coin in the British Museum collection, I noticed the museum gives as "production place" the following: "Minted in:...
At first I thought this reverse inscription read LAETITIA AVGG (with two Gs) but, unsurprisingly, that reverse inscription only occurs with...
A good line drawing can be as good as a photo for die-matching! [ATTACH] Germanicus, 15 BC - AD 19. Roman Æ as, 11.18 g, 27.5 mm, 7 h. Rome,...
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