That is true. My positive spin on Didius Julianus stems from the question "cui bono?" As a very rich 60 year old man without a son, there was...
Great coin, especially the reverse is fantastic. I was surprised to see that 2 out of 4 people thought the coin is a forgery. The coin is clearly...
Like with most of the other emperors, who were killed by their successors, we should not underestimate the impact of propaganda. The Severans were...
A Russian collector friend of mine wrote me this (my translation): This is a tridrachm of Julia Domna, minted most likely by Caesarea of...
Very interesting. Thanks for the information. Does anybody have an idea regarding its value?
I found this coin on an auction website. I have never seen this type before. According to the seller the diameter is 2.5cm and the weight is 9.45...
One seller on Vcoins has a series of Ostrogothic bronze coins all with orange sand patina. These coins never circulated in regions where they...
On the question of the letter "T" versus the "Tau-cross". I found the coin below (this is NOT my coin), which, I think shows clearly, that a at...
That is a fantastic coin of Herennia Etruscilla - sharp as struck. I always wondered what the moon crescent under the portrait symbolizes. In...
I think if it is a Latin letter "T" we should expect other Latin or Greek letters to appear in its place as well, perhaps to mark different...
Aelia Eudoxia was a daughter of the Frankish general Bauto. I still have to get a coin of her. I have this Aelia Pulcheria Solidus though. Aelia...
Very nice. I have this type with the empress standing from Alexandria [ATTACH] and Constantinople (?) or better Antioch [ATTACH]
I think the "T" is actually a tau-cross, i.e. a Christian symbol that was particularly known in the eastern church and in Africa. I have another...
I found the below coin of Aelia Flaccilla on Ebay. AEL FLACCILLA AVG // SALVS REI PVBLICAE -- CON E Mint: Constantinople, officina 5 Date: AD...
Good point. I think you are right. The cap is indicative of an eastern enemy of Rome. This is also confirmed by Aurelian's ORIENS AVG series,...
True, I don't yet have the coin in hand. Maybe the weight is wrong (not that my Chinese scales are particularly reliable).
I have two ORIENS AVG reverses 1: Sol trampling or chasing a defeated enemy 2: Sol triumphant over two enemies. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not sure, but Venus seems to have shifted more and more towards the coins of emperor's wives in the course of the 3rd century.
I agree. Ren wax is something completely different to glueing a modern sand patina to a coin. I am a bit divided on the issue: On the one hand, I...
A great Solidus. I like the cross on the emperor's helmet. Very good price, too. I was outbid on all my lots.
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