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on: Yesterday at 12:23:33 pm
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Started by 77HK77 - Last post by 77HK77
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I have only collected a few Parthian coins as they relate to the Roman Emperors that comprise the focus of my interest, so maybe this is common knownledge and I've just missed the information
In the current CNG auction, coins that I have attributed as "Parthamaspates", they attributed as "Sanatrukes(?)" - the question mark is part of their description.
Can someone provide a short answer for the change and any places to look for more detailed info
HK
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on: Yesterday at 12:17:40 pm
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Started by Pscipio - Last post by Pscipio
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on: Yesterday at 12:15:46 pm
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Started by Pscipio - Last post by Pscipio
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I thought it might be interesting to share some of the pictures I took at various cities during a trip I made to Turkey this April. We flew to Izmir (Smyrna), with our first historial stop being of course Ephesos, which is close to modern Selcuk, some 45 minutes by car from the Izmir airport. Though many people will know pictures of Ephesos already, I will post some nontheless and later focus on less known sites. Ephesos is very touristic, but due to its size also very impressive. I can only suggest people visiting Ephesos to start early in the day - when we arrived at close to 9 o'clock, it was still quite silent, but after 10:30 am, busses with masses of tourists arrived, despite it being a rather cold day in April. I don't want to know how it is in summer!
1 & 2: the theatre
3: the famous Celsus library
4: the Bouleuterion (city coucil)
5&6: inscription at the Celsus library, honoring the imperial family of Augustus, plus Agrippa, Mazaios and Mithradates.
7&8: a bilingual letter by Valentinian, Valens and Gratian to the city of Ephesos
9: an inscription honoring the city founder (ktistes) Androklos
10: a coin of Gallienus from my collection, showing Androklos with the boar he killed
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on: Yesterday at 11:59:16 am
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Started by Aulus Allienus - Last post by iolkia
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Not maybe. Bull's eye.
Chapeau!
Regards
Iolkia
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on: Yesterday at 11:40:17 am
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Started by maxthrax - Last post by maxthrax
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very interesting, thanks for the response !
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on: Yesterday at 11:31:08 am
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Started by Joe Sermarini - Last post by bakkar
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You are welcome Joe,
I have to add that these coins of Nuh II are not rare.
H.Bakkar
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on: Yesterday at 11:29:45 am
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Started by Aeneas - Last post by Aeneas
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Hello
I would like to share with you the following coin
Caracalla AR denarius (19mm, 3.28g, 6h), Rome , AD 199
Obv.: IMP CAES M AVR ANTON AVG
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from front
Rv.: PONTIFEX TR P II
Emperor standing left, holding spear and Victory on globe; at feet captive
Ref.: RIC 27a var (bust type). BMC 183, 153 var (bust). RSC 406 var (bust)
The reason why I show this coin is because of the bust type. The coin itself is rated as scarce in RIC however with the common bust type (laureate and draped). I know of this bust variant for aurei of the same type, but I did not find any other coin examples in the recents sales (Wildwinds, CNG, ACSearch). This variant is also missing in the Arnold and Kelly Collections and is not recorded in RIC or BMC.
I am pretty sure that some severan experts (especially Dr. C. Clay) have come across other examples. I would be very gratefull for more references.
With kind regards
David
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