Showing posts with label Roman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roman. Show all posts
Friday, August 26, 2022

Barcelona Part II - You Never Know What Is In Some People’s Basements

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As we walked through he streets of Barcelona we came to an apartment building. Kinda nice building, not much to talk about really.  But when...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

DaddyBear About To Publish Another Neat Novel

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DaddyBear of DaddyBear's Den and author of Tales of the Minivandians is going to have a new book coming out soon. As you can tell...
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

A Time Of Calm - A Coin Of Probus

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Peace was a rare commodity in the Roman World, so any cessation of hostilities foreign and domestic, however short-lived, was worth commemo...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Not So Semper FIDES - A Coin Of Probus

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Obverse: IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG. (Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus) Large bust of the Emperor in armor facing right an...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Quick! The Emperor Probus Is Coming. Look Busy.

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The Emperor Probus was quite a mobile emperor. Obverse: IMP PROBVS AVG. (Imperator Probus Augustus). Emperor facing right in armor with...
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Saturday, June 07, 2014

The Virtus Of The Emperor - A Coin Of Probus

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Virtus in this case meaning the personification of the military virtues of manliness, courage and virtue. These virtues were vital for a th...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Beating On the Germans - A Coin Of Probus

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It's been quite awhile since I did an ancient coin post. Next in the series is a coin of the Roman Emperor Probus . Marcus Aurelius Pr...
Friday, March 15, 2013

Eid Mar - Beware The Ides of March

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The assassination of Julius Caesar and today, the Ides of March, was forever immortalized by the conspirators in his death by their striking...
Sunday, January 13, 2013

Archaeologists Uncover An Ancient Treasure Trove

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Fox News: 2,000-year-old treasure found in Black Sea fortress Residents of a town under siege by the Roman army about 2,000 years ago buri...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

A Coin of Gallienus - The Emperor as Germanicus

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Obverse: GALLIENVS P F AVG Emperor wearing radiate crown facing right. Reverse: GERMANICVS MAX V Two German captives bound and seated ...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

An Antoninianus of Galienus - Virtvs Avg

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Obverse: GALLIENVS AVG - radiate crowned head of Gallienus facing right Reverse: VIRTVS AVG - helmeted Gallienus standing holding spear...
Friday, September 23, 2011

Go Roman Around

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This is very cool. René Voorburg of OmnesViae.org has created an awesome interactive online map that allows you to plot routes using the ...
Saturday, September 03, 2011

Coins of Gallienus: The Praetorians, the VII Legion, and Inflation

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In the coins of the Roman Emperor Gallienus, who lived from AD ca. 213 - AD 268 and was Emperor from 253-268, we can visibly see the effects...
Saturday, March 26, 2011

A Coin of Trajan Decius - Dacia and the Dragon Standard

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This coin is a silver Antoninianus of Trajan Decius. Obverse: Draped bust of Trajan Decius facing right with radiate crown. Inscription...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

A Huge Hoard of Roman Coins Just Discovered in Britain

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The Detroit News: UK treasure hunter finds 52,000 Roman coins   Talk about a treasure hunter's and coin collector's dream find of ...
Saturday, February 06, 2010

Genius of the Armies of Illyrica - An Antoninianus of Trajan Decius

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Obverse: Draped bust of Trajan Decius facing right with radiate crown Inscription: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Reverse: Genius standing le...
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Loyalty of the Armies - An Antoninianus of Philip I

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Silver Antoninianus. AD 244-249, SEAR #2556. Obverse: Draped bust of Philip I with radiate crown facing Right Inscription: IMP PHILIPPVS AVG...
Saturday, January 09, 2010

An Antoninanus Of Gordian III

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Obverse: Radiate crowned draped bust facing right. Inscription: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AUG Reverse: Pax standing left, holding an olive br...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Ancient Coin Post - A Denarius of Caracalla

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Obverse: Laureate and drapped bust of Caracalla facing right. Inscription: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG Reverse: Trophy with two captives seated at ba...
Sunday, November 01, 2009

Ancient Coin Post - An As of Domitian

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Obverse : Head of Domitian facing right Inscription : Caesar Avg F Domitianus Cos Des II Reverse : Victory facing right placing a laurel on ...