The trick is to look at and identify the coins - from scratch - rather than read the descriptions, that way you see "that's a rare mines coin" rather than...
In a message dated 01/01/04 03:03:43 GMT Standard Time, ... Luke 2:1 refers to KAISAROS AUGOUSTOU, 'Augustus Caesar', which is quite specific. In Acts 25:21 we...
Hi all, I recently was preparing this coin for my next auctions, and had just a little trouble. After some research, I've attributed the coin to Demetrianus...
Ed, I don't think the coin is from Demetrias in Syria. I think what you're seeing is the name of the deity on th reverse, Demeter, the name of the city would...
... Yes, Augustus was a title, but my point was that it was used as a name. The usual Republican way was to indicate filiation by "[genitive of the father's...
I'm new to this site and new to ancient coins. I haven't been able to find what this coin(??)is anywhere. I believe(what I'm calling)the obverse is a Prancing...
Since the Sasan-L list seems a lot less active I figured I'd try reposting a small thread here to see if anyone has any insight on the use of fractions in...
I have acquired a couple examples "coins" of Siam bullet money. They are 1.46 and 14.85 grams. They both have incuse markings. Is there a web site or...
... From a quick scan of Sear, it seems the couple of times Vespasian used IMP.XIX on the reverse, he missed out IMP on the obverse (for example S2292 RIC...
Hi all, I have a coin I can't find in Sear or Van Meter. I would appreciate any help. Obverse: DNLLCL CONSTANTINUS NOB C left facing cuirassed bust Reverse: ...
DN FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C ........................Constantine II A.D. 337-340 Paco (melqart) http://www.vcoins.com/melqart/store/dynamicIndex.asp ...
... I found this about the uprising of Felicissimus at Roman Emperors.org at http://www.roman-emperors.org/aurelian.htm under Note #3 3. FELICISSIMUS (CA. A.D....
The obverse legend should be read as DN FL CL CONSTANTINVS NOB C, so that makes it a Constantine II campgate. SMHE means it was minted at the 5th officina in...
David, Forget the reference I gave for RIC and LRBC. I was a bit to hasty with that, it would appear... :-) A quick recheck reveals that the combination of the...
One more quote relavant to the last question: " When Titus succeeded to power his name was enhanced to reflect that of his father, indeed it was identical save...
Hi all, I have been cataloging my coins using a digital camera with photos taken through a 3.5x magnification lens. Does anyone have a better way to get high ...
The small Indian coin has been id'ed by Alan Humphries and the contest page has been updated; http://www.joviel.com/misc/gigo.htm No guesses as to the Greek...
Hi all, Back with more questions. How many officina's per mint were there? Was it a set amount or did it differ between mints. Also, does anyone have a chart ...
The number of officinas varies from issue to issue. I am looking at RIC VIII, p. 460, and they list 11 officinas. They are usually represented by Greek...
Dear list members: Maybe there is someone among you who could explain a certain point mentioned in the enclosed letter. I had always thought that the title...
You might like my little page on officinae but its certainly does not answer all your questions. The short answer is each mint used however may it felt ...
Hello All, I am a magnet collector from United Arab Emirates and I am currently looking for magnets which show your country, state or culture. In return I can...
David, Let me start off by recommending that you purchase a copy of LRBC if you're interested in late Roman Bronze. I think you'll find the answer to many of...
Hi all, I'm posting this to all because several volunteered help with the DNLLCL or DNFLCL coin that I asked about earlier. I haven't figured out how to put...
Ted, Sorry, but I don't buy that. "Augusti filius" means "son of the emperor" not "son of [a man called] Augustus". Likewise when "Divi filius" is used, it ...
... Hi, John. I enjoyed reading through some of your Heritage attributions. It would be interesting to hear the reason for dating classical Owls ca. 449-393...
I'd bow to Ted Buttrey, but surely, from the day when Octavian put DIVI FILIVS on his coins on down at least through the Antonines, divi filius means 'son of...
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