Faustina Friday Redux! Since this was posted originally, I got another Faustina I with Pietas. This is similar to the 1192Aa I posted above,...
Lovely denarius, @ambr0zie Here is a late Domitian sestertius, non-Minerva type: [ATTACH] Domitian Æ Sestertius (95-96 A.D.)...
That is very interesting indeed. I'd never seen that quote from the Theodosian Code before - I like that "will neither deceive nor be deceived"...
Saturday night... In today's mail, Julia Soaemias, of all ancient Roman personages, the one I have the hardest time spelling correctly - all...
This is might be more undersized than oversized? I think it is a sestertius - based on the size of the die-work - and what it looks like in hand....
Here is one where you can read "Kassander" despite the overly-thick sand patina (The K is in a strategic location beneath the horse's tail):...
Wow. Impressive even by Faustina Friday's high standards. As usual, mine are scruffy, but I'll share some of mine from these early issues....
I am sorry to hear about your vision problems. But to share a happy story about cataracts - my mother, age 80, just had hers removed and to her...
With Asclepius (to the left) on a sestertius of Caracalla. I did a search of Roman imperials on OCRE and found only 11 examples with Telesphorus,...
Mine is kind of lousy, and I'm not sure of the attribution: [ATTACH] Syracuse Æ 17 Hiketas (c. 288-279 B.C.) Laureate head of Zeus Hellanios...
Interesting article - thanks for sharing it, @Al Kowsky Here's another denarius of the seated captive type: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus (195...
Nice pick ups, @ambr0zie - sometimes mistakes really work out. Those Pontos issues are rather addictive - many interesting types, and reasonably...
That is an unusual and interesting depiction of Liberalitas - dumping the coins right from the cornucopia - I did not know this type existed....
Thank you for that tip - indeed, you put me in the right direction. Here's what I came up with (I had trouble reading the date, but it looks like...
These old Indian coins are a challenge for a monoglot like me, but I really like how they look (the coppers are very chunky too). Another great...
That is a terrific batch of rupees you have there. A lot of them have a branch/vine thing on them - that seems to show up a lot on coins of...
Thanks for that link Amit - I will see what I can figure out. And you are right - attributing them is the fun part.
Recently I find myself drawn to older Indian coins. Unfortunately, I can hardly tell which side is right side-up on these. And I can't read them...
Thanks RC. Apparently Antoninus Pius had 9 congiarii (-a? - congiariums, to English it). Most of them are not particularly well-documented, but...
Once again I feel compelled to exhume this thread, because I just like Liberalitas so much, and because it is deserving. And also because I just...
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