Last week, the 1.5 millionth discovery made in England by people like you and me was celebrated at the British Museum. They are recorded on the Portable Antiquity Scheme database since 1997. QUIZ: can you guess how many of the 10 are related to coins ? Here are some clues : https://www.cointalk.com/threads/15-years-ago-the-resurrection-of-an-emperor.332210/#post-3343570 Enjoy and please give your comments about this Top 10 ! The link: https://blog.britishmuseum.org/buried-treasure-top-10-finds/ And two coins from my collection found in England:
How many of us noticed that the plaster cast image of the first Domitianus coin was trimmed down removing the shaggy edges that make that coin distinct? When I first saw this, I thought there must be three coins. The drawing was simplified a bit as drawings can be done but there is no reason to file down a plaster cast.
There is a similar spread in the latest issue *August 2020* of BBC History Magazine. Unless this is where you got the idea for this thread from.
So I assume that Domitianus was a real emperor (usurper in Gaul?) And that makes Domitius Domitianus in Egypt Domitian III?
I don't mind other members posting pictures of my coins (especially since it gives me the opportunity to 'Like' them), but in this instance I should make clear the fact that Ocatarinetabellatchitchix and I are NOT the same person. I'm neither as funny nor as good-looking.
No problem! Of course, now I'll have to re-post those coins. GALLIENUS AE Antoninianus. 3.33g, 19.2mm. Mediolanum (Milan) mint, 2nd officina, issue 7, AD 266. MIR 36, – [1353f]; RIC V (sole reign) 482; Cunetio 1745; Normanby 474 (this coin illustrated). O: IMP GALLIENVS P AVG, radiate bust right, with drapery on left shoulder. R: FORT REDVX, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopiae; MS in exergue. Ex N. M. McQ. Holmes Collection; ex Normanby Hoard (1985) [IRBCH 854], no. 474 GALLIENUS AE Antoninianus. 2.56g, 21.7mm. Viminacium mint, issue 3c, circa AD 253-260. MIR 36, 845o; RIC V (joint reign) 404 (Milan); Cunetio 785 corr. (bust D1); Wareham 313 (this coin). O: IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. R: VICT GERM, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm; captive at feet. Ex N. M. McQ. Holmes Collection; ex Wareham Hoard (1994) [IRBCH –; CHRB X, 36], no. 313 Notes: The Wareham Hoard (I) was discovered in Wareham, Dorset in 1994. It comprised 1,569 coins deposited circa AD 270. The earliest dated coins were 3 AE issues of Hadrian and the latest 17 radiates of Victorinus.
