sulla80Jul 9, 20234 minVespasian in AlexandriaWhat an ancient coin costs is always a factor of who sees it. The range of ancient coins is so broad that inevitably there are...
sulla80Jun 10, 20232 minNilus & EutheniaMy coin of interest today is a Roman Egyptian tetradrachm from Claudius II "Gothicus", features jugate busts of Nilus and Euthenia. The...
sulla80May 19, 20235 minNero, "Periodonikes"Nero was a fan of Greek Athletics. He tried to set up the Neronia, a Roman counterpart of the Olympics and other Pan-Hellenic festivals...
sulla80Dec 28, 20223 minWhich Ptolemy is this?Roman republican denarii are pretty easy to attribute - for most types, there are lots of them, and there's been a lot of research...