Love the background on all of the coons but I wonder how much the general citizen understood the political messaging or PR. Was this aimed mostly...
I’ve always been interested in how the empires navigated through the tough times and how imperial influence was exerted on the edges of the empire...
Here is a link to an article by Kroll. Hope it works for you. BTW - the article is in English but I was not able to see the illustrations....
I have not paid much attention until recently but I’ve noticed a lot of “Owls” in various auctions and lists - most slabbed and high grade. I...
Planning to attend on Saturday
An Aurelian ant. Restitut Orbis reverse. From an unknown dealer at an annual coin show near Fargo, ND in high school (?). Long gone but the...
I know this is not a major (or maybe even middling) show but anyone from the ancients forum attending the coin show in Knoxville Tennessee Feb. 1 - 2?
I was just reading a review of a science fiction book and it included the following: “most of the Roman silver coins ever minted ended up in...
For some time I have seen AE coins, mostly by Trajan but recently by Hadrian, described as “Rome mint for circulation in Syria”. I’ve never really...
Thanks. Very interesting.
I often see desriptions of late 3rd century Antoniniani as having a “silver wash”. I have always had a fanciful vision of a mint employee with a...
Took that picture in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo past summer during a visit to family roots. I love the connection between the Vikings and the...
Just to be clear I was not considering a denarius with possible mint engraving error. I was considering a denarius that is considered rare as a...
Thanks for all your thoughts. I especially appreciate the link to Warren’s article.
I have recently see some unpublished and/or rare denominations (e.g., Denarii) from the Roman Imperial “Times of Turmoil” centered around...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Apologize for the photos in advance. I have had this Aurelian for some years and it bothers me that it appears to match the...
First post but cannot resist. In geology we often look for evidence of earlier geologic events (e.g. Folding) preserved in mineral grains in a...
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