A couple of coins arrived in the mail yesterday and today. I weighed them, measured their diameter, and took my own photos of them today:...
I love it!
Today's earworm. Level 42 of all groups! :wideyed: [MEDIA] There is something about Faustina, though ... [ATTACH]
Yep. Centaurs are associated with Apollo. You may read about this in my post from a few years back.
They are part of the legionary series. The key feature of the zoo series is that their reverses plea to one of nine Roman deities, asking for...
That's lovely, @DonnaML! I admired it (and lamented its sold status) when I was at Akropolis Coins over the weekend. I'm glad it went to a good...
The Centaur is in the zoo series but the lion is not.
I disagree with this etymology of κηρύκειον (kerykeion). It is a cognate of κῆρυξ (herald, public messenger, envoy, but may also mean auctioneer),...
It's brassy in appearance. That's all that mattered to the ancients, who didn't have the analytical tools of metallurgy that Werz uses to bolster...
That's a lovely coin, @Shea19, which illustrates the most common attributes of the goddess -- grain ears and flaming torch. Thank you for reading...
Gorgeous coin, @kazuma78! Nice acquisition for your collection. Here's a Sacra Moneta. I wish the reverse legend were completely on the flan,...
With rare coins, you have to take what you can get, as you know, @David Atherton! But sometimes, you're just so taken with the obverse that you...
Very informative and interesting write-up, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix! I have many, so I'll just show a few that illustrate the various ways of...
TGIFF!!! [IMG] I purchased this unassuming little provincial of Nicomedia in Bithynia from @PeteB over at Akropolis Coins. It has several...
I've had this earworm all day! [MEDIA] And I've been excited about this new purchase. [ATTACH]
This Vespasian denarius made the rounds. I'd call it worn but worthy. [IMG] Divus Vespasian, d. AD 79 Roman AR denarius, 2.89 g, 17.8 mm, 6 h....
I love it, @Ancient Aussie! You'll want to read Marvin Tameanko's "The Funerary Architecture of Antoninus Pius." The Celator, May 2009, pp. 6–18....
Very nice, @DonnaML! I have one too.
You didn't say WHICH Neapolis! ;) [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman provincial Æ 26.85 mm, 13.64 g, 12 h. Samaria, Neapolis, AD 159/160. Obv:...
Moreover, the flans were likely cast before striking. Jere M. Wickens, in his essay, "The Production of Ancient Coins," written for Bearers of...
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