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Here's a sestertius of Commodus, Salus standing. For reasons unknown to me, this coin is quite rare. The Salus seated type is common, but I've only found two other examples of this type online. RIC III 356...
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One of my favorite small Greek bronzes... MYSIA. Adramyteion. 3rd-2nd century BC. AE16, 4.7g, 12h. Obv.: Laureate bust of Zeus right. Rev.: AΔPYMTHNΩN; Horseman riding right with hand raised. Ref.: SNG France 5 Next: anything else from Adramyteion.
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Quite right my friends. I should not have interjected any modern politics into the discussion as per the forum rules. My apologies!
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Beautiful! Can we see the reverses?
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The irony is that historically, the Jewish community largely embraced the Trojan horse of diversity, which welcomed Islam and Leftist ideologies into the US with open arms. It was all based on acceptance and compassion, traits that educated people generally abound in. But it was misplaced, and now we are suffering the consequences. I'm guilty of this mistake myself, and I've completely rethought my position. Intolerance can be a virtue.
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So the real question is: how much time is enough to erase the distaste of owning objects associated with evil men? Because if you collect Roman, you've got a cabinet full of coins issued by murderous, torturing, genocidal, megalomaniacal, perverse, misogynistic pedophiles.
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New coin - Severus Alexander denarius (about as good as it gets!)
JAZ Numismatics replied to CPK's topic in Roman Empire
By the time of Severus Alexander, the denarii had a significant amount of copper in the alloy, but nowhere near enough to be considered billon, The unintended effect of this debasement was a strong coining alloy that resisted circulation wear. Hence you find many silver coins of this period in higher grades than earlier coins where the fineness was higher, say the denarii of the Flavian Dynasty. (It's exactly the reason US silver coins were produced .900 fine - that 10% copper makes them much tougher.)- 32 replies
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Here's Apollo seated on an omphalos, bronze of Antiochus I. An omphalos was a rounded stone representing the navel of the earth in Ancient Greek mythology. It does not look terribly comfortable...
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Interesting 'persecusion coin' from Maximinus (305-313)
JAZ Numismatics replied to Coinmaster's topic in Roman Empire
Here's one I currently have in my store... However, I find the whole "persecution issue" interpretation dubious. It sounds like something a dealer made up to sell the coin to collectors of Christian themes. I've never found anything in the numismatic literature that even discusses a possible link between this particular coin type and the persecution of Christians. Christians were indeed being persecuted at the time, but there was a long-standing tradition of civic coinage that featured Roman deities alone, without reference to a ruler. In fact, it's an entire collecting specialty. More likely the coin was produced for a feast of Apollo in conjunction with the Olympic Games of AD 312 - a limited-run festival issue. We need to have a better discussion about these types, and I would suggest this thread at Cointalk as a start. David@PCC took a close look at these coins and offered a very intriguing analysis.- 13 replies
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There are types that commemorate ongoing religious festivals, but were only struck for a year or two. For instance, the Nabataeans celebrated the Festival of Dushares (their chief deity) every year on December 25, but only one commemorative type is known... PROVINCIA ARABIA. Philip II, AD 244-247. AE28, 14.9g, Bostra mint. Obv.: MARC IVL PHILIPPOS CESAR; Radiate bust right. Rev.: COL METROPOLIS BOSTRA; AKTI/A ΔOVC/APIA in wreath. Ref.: Spijkerman 59, SNG ANS 1247-50.
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The Intellectual Adventure of Ancient Man, by Frankfort, Wilson, Jacobsen and Irwin. University of Chicago Press, 1946. A tour de force of comparative religion, contrasting the cosmologies and philosophies of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Hebrews. Highly recommended!
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I wonder if the coin was issued to commemorate a religious festival.
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Help with C/M: head of Heracles to left on 1st Cent AE
JAZ Numismatics replied to Severus's topic in Roman Empire
The Hercules C/M is found on coins in the lower Danube region, so it makes sense that most of them are found on provincial issues. Mike's coins with the PR mark look like they could be Agrippa asses struck during Caligula's reign. The OP coin may be an issue of Tiberius? Countermarks often served to re-tariff coins that were already in circulation, but we rarely know why they needed to be re-tariffed. In the case of these extremely worn early bronzes, my guess is that they were so worn that merchants refused to accept them. The countermarks were perhaps a way for local authorities to say, "these coins are still legal tender even though they're almost demolished." But that's just a wild guess. -
There aren't many LRB's that reference specific historical events. This is one of them. It commemorates Constantine's victory over the Sarmatians, who he fought on the Pannonian stretch of the limes, earning him the newly-invented title Samarticus Maximus.
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My first ancient coin was a falling horseman of Constantius II, and the coins of the Constantinian Dynasty became my first collecting passion. I never get tired of these coins for some reason, despite the fact that many of them are common. Here are a handful from my current inventory...
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Im not an expert on Portuguese coinage, but I know some of these issues are undated. Dating coins was not always a common practice throughout history. Often, a reference to the issuing ruler was enough. The weight and size of your coin might give a clue as to its denomination.
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Yeah, I don't understand the classification. Lots of dealers list their Sassanian coins as Greek, They have almost no connection to Greek coins.
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It's interesting to note that many ancient coins are basically memes. One definition of a meme is "an amusing or interesting item or genre of items that is spread widely throughout society." In our case it happens by social media, in the ancient world by coins. Look at all the propaganda on Roman Republic denarii for example. It seems that most coin memes (and maybe modern memes as well?) have to do with the victory of one group of people or ideas over another. It's the eternal struggle of all creation.
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Gorgeous! Congratulations.