Interesting write up and a very handsome array of Severans. This Julia Domna denarius features Fortnuna and is one of the nicest ancients I...
Those are some lovely Imperial Queen Victoria issues. To change things up some, my latest Queen Victoria is from India, when she was Empress. Or...
So that's what my coin is supposed to look like! Nice example...:)
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.
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