Thanks! That reverse really struck me when I was looking at sestertii, and I knew right away that this was the coin I was going to buy.
Now that I have one dupondius (the Augustus-Agrippa/crocodile "COL NEM" coin), I thought that I should have one sestertius as well. (And I should...
That's a very impressive snout that your sow has! I find it equally impressive how quickly Admiral Smyth veers off-course from discussing this...
As far as I know, there are only two types of coin showing a moose -- this one, and the sestertius version of the same coin: Philip II, Caesar AR...
I would bet that there are way more different coins with snakes than with elephants. Think of all the different cistophoric tetradrachms.
Also, my guess is that the soldier on the left is not spearing the sow in the scene we see, regardless of whether they sacrifice her later. I'm...
There's still only an error message when you click on the attachments. Just use the "edit post" button, then the "more options" button, and then...
I realize that you understood -- I was agreeing with you! That's why I said the differences were slight between your version and the one I...
Are you including coins depicting individuals as children and later as adults (a status often signified by adding beards), such as Geta,...
I asked a similar question about what one would call coins minted in places like Lydia after it came into the possession of the Republic: just...
@Alegandron and @Bing, this is definitely a different story from the standard oath-taking scene as depicted on the Ti. Veturius coin. RSC and...
MA-Shops is a market with many different sellers, like V-Coins. I assume that some sellers are on both MA-Shops and Ebay.
I think this star has the clearest field immediately around it of any ancient coin I have: Elagabalus AR Denarius, 221-222 AD, Rome Mint. Obv....
I don't actually think that's what they're doing. That's more the standard "soldiers swearing oath over pig" story, like on the Ti. Veturius coin...
I have a question about what's happening on the reverse of my Sulpicius Galba coin: [ATTACH] Do you think the soldier on the left is actually...
Thanks. And yes, every Trajan I've seen with a pig or boar on the reverse was a quadrans.
Very nice! When does it date from?
Marius? The Gracchi? The standard definition of the Imperatorial period is 49 BCE (the outbreak of war between Pompey and Caesar) to 27 BCE (when...
I've never participated in any of their auctions; I've bought their coins only at fixed prices through MA-Shops.
For a minute I thought you were talking about a collection of real, live pigs!
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