That's OK; I can read French pretty well!
Dumb question -- what does BIN mean?
I am not an active collector of the bronzes of the Empire's first couple of hundred years -- I've never bought a sestertius, or a dupondius before...
Skipping Gallienus's family and Claudius II Gothicus, here are Aurelian, Severina, and Vabalathus/Aurelian: Aurelian, silvered AE Antoninianus,...
I'm a bit late for it, but here are my Gallienus tigress, doe (with her head turned back), and gazelle: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm happy that you all like the coin! (Despite Cybele's unfortunate skin condition, as now revealed in the photo I took.) I recently bought the...
I posted four Gordian III coins -- including one with Tranquillina -- just the other day, at...
Well, I said it might be bad luck! A couple of hours ago, I got a notice saying that the seller canceled the sale because the coin is "no longer...
Walked into a bar. Actually, they're all on a coin together. What a combination! As far as I know, the only Roman Republican coin with a figure...
Wonderful! Here's Balbinus: Balbinus AR Denarius, April-June 238 AD, Rome mint. Obv. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, IMP C D CAEL...
Mine weighs 2.2 grams but has no dots around the border, so I have to think that it was probably clipped a little bit as well.
Great coin, @zumbly! Someone did post both GI and GII in @lordmarcovan's old thread...
Meanwhile, we shouldn't forget these three, none of whom was an emperor or an empress, but each of whom exercised as much real power for a time,...
Before Gordian I and II, does anyone have Paulina, the wife of Maximinus Thrax?
Julia Domna, AR Denarius ca. 201 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, hair waved vertically and fastened in large bun in back, IVLIA AVGVSTA /...
I also have a Valens siliqua from the East Harptree hoard, minted in Rome: Valens, AR Siliqua, 364-367, Rome Mint. Obv. DN VALEN-S PF AVG,...
This makes perfect sense. @Libby007, one has to be accurate (so one can't be accused of dishonesty if it is necessary to make an insurance claim)...
Commodus and Crispina. Commodus (son of Marcus Aurelius), AR Denarius 181 AD. Obv. Laureate head right, M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG/ Rev. Pax...
A Diva Faustina I, a couple more of Marcus Aurelius (one as Caesar and one as Augustus), a Diva Faustina II, a Lucius Verus, and a Lucilla. Diva...
Not tonight. I don't want to embarrass him.
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