I suspect that just as women all over the US adopted the Jennifer Aniston hairstyle in the late 1990s, women all over the Roman empire adopted the...
Actually, with the way the hair is parted in the midline and combed down and forward, it's more like the type 8 hairstyle, used ON COINS...
Definitely a 160s CE hairstyle in the style of an Antonine woman. Most similar to Beckmann's type 7 coiffure. [IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175....
VERY good hypothesis, @JayAg47! Here's Lucilla in her "hairstyle b" as classified by Szaivert. [IMG] Lucilla, AD 164-169. Roman orichalcum...
Thanks for posting that, @dougsmit. I was unaware of Aaron's podcasts. While we're at it, I'd like to give a shout out to Monedaslimpias, which...
The Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis is a museum in Nicopolis, in the Preveza regional unit in Epiros. Among its many interesting items on...
Congratulations on bringing this project to fruition! Well done!
That IS an important coin when it comes to our understanding of the history of Iconium. That would be a treasured addition to a Flavian collection...
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That's a scarce and much desired denarius of Faustina I. We know with near certainty from Beckmann's die study of the aurei of Faustina I that it...
I like the Crispina the most, followed by the Domitian sestertius! A wonderful collecting year for you. Very desirable coins! May 2022 bring you...
Fantastic additions to your numophylacium, @Claudius_Gothicus! Very interesting and scarce coins. I like the T-bone with the odd tetrastyle...
Holy moly, those are some rare personages to be found, @Finn235! You had an amazing 2021! My favorite -- if pressed -- is the Second Triumvirate...
Update! I can declare this one no longer "unique." I purchased this one at auction yesterday and am waiting for it to arrive in the mail. While it...
We are still on "your first coin and first ancient."
Proof that the Philips screwdriver was invented at least 2300 years ago.
Sometimes, I'll acquire a "duplicate" of a coin I already have, such as in a group lot. Then, upon further examination, it'll turn out to be...
My goals for 2022: To continue to buy whatever I feel is interesting. However, what I find interesting at the moment seems to fall into certain...
My latest Salus seated is a sestertius. [ATTACH] Next: sestertius of a Roman empress.
Mike Markowitz has published the latest article in his CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series - this one focuses on the ancient Celtic coinage of Britain....
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