I need to get some of these to give to my mother-in-law to prove her wrong. She claims I'm "good for nothin'!"
That's a really nice portrait of Licinius, @thejewk. He looks pensive and concerned. These are a couple of Licinius snacks I purchased a few...
I do like Gordy provincials. I haven't shown this one in a while. [IMG] Gordian III, AD 238-244. Roman provincial Æ 27 mm, 11.3g, 12h. Macedon,...
Very nice, @David Atherton! I need to get a Minerva type with her cute little owl! No owl :( But you gotta like Domitian's smug smirk! :woot:...
I have a Biden-themed ASE (Ancient Silver Eagle). [ATTACH] Sure, it's not exactly MS 70, but back when it was MS 70, Biden himself used it to...
Your countermark collection is very interesting, @Marsyas Mike. I've thought about starting such a subcollection, but I already have too many...
Szaivert (MIR 18, pp. 230-231) dates the SALVS issues of Faustina II to a period of uncertain length beginning in AD 165. He notes that the end of...
Mirror image Laetitias: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's a Liberalitas on a Domna denarius. [IMG] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 2.94 g, 19 mm, 12 h. Uncertain eastern mint, AD...
Seriously? That's a five-figure coin! I don't think anyone has one.
Woytek's volume in the MIR series. You'll also want BMCRE volume 3.
Way to go, @ominus1! I -- like everyone else -- have the priestly implements reverse type. It has a pretty raggedy flan: [IMG] Saloninus, Caesar...
I have the same questions and am on pins and needles!
Martin Beckmann, the author of a transformative die-linkage study of the aurei and sestertii of Faustina I, has published a similar study of the...
It's very common on ancient coins, such as these. Click on them to see the phenomenon in higher magnification: [IMG] Faustina Sr, AD 138-141...
Hierapolis (with an A in the middle), which means "holy city," owed its sanctity to the local hot springs. It stood on a ridge overlooking the...
Here's one of Caracalla's wife, Plautilla. It looks cast to me, not struck. The interesting thing is that Cohen has a listing for this one (#11),...
This is so off-center the flan bent around the reverse die during striking! [IMG] Gallienus, AD 253-268. Roman billon antoninianus, 1.89 g, 18.5...
Nice coin and interesting reconstruction of a temple. Here's another from Marcianopolis. This coin suggests that there may have been a...
Wonderful, @DonnaM! I'm glad you found this article to be so helpful! Beautiful coins you have!
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