#ACOTD

Ancient Coin of the Day: we've bit a bit Rome-heavy of late, so let's head to Greece today with this striking electrum hemidrachm from Thebes, perhaps ca. 350-340 BC. #ACOTD
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Ancient Coin of the Day: A terrific aureus of Caracalla from AD 215, with a Reverse showing the emperor making offering at a shrine of Asclepius. #ACOTD #Caracalla Image: RIC
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Ancient Coin of the Day: An aureus of Nero from AD 64-65, with a Reverse showing the closed doors of the Temple of Janus. #ACOTD #Nero Image: RIC Nero 50
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Ancient Coin of the Day: A particularly significant coin today, as it is a denarius of Julius Caesar from 44 BC, bearing his own portrait - complete with laurel wreath
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Ancient Coin of the Day: A quick thread today, as I'm still sleepy! But an opportunity to look at some beautiful coins from Magna Graecia, starting with this silver stater
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Ancient Coin of the Day: An absolute bloody stunner!A silver denarius of Sextus Pompey from his mint on Sicily, ca. 42-40 BC. The Obverse design highlights the Pharos of Messana,
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Ancient Coin of the Day: One of my favourites today - the fantastic aureus of Septimius Severus from AD 202-210, showing the Stadium of Domitian. #ACOTD #SeptimiusSeverusImage: RIC IV Septimius
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Ancient Coin of the Day: As it's First Constitutional Settlement day, it would be rude if today's coin weren't Augustan, so let's kick off with a denarius of 19-18 BC
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Ancient Coin of the Day: Realistically today, there could only be one topic - as a birthday present for Nero, let's look at how a young princeps can age rapidly
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Ancient Coin of the Day: As I've been reading again about him recently, here's an utterly gorgeous cistophoric tetradrachm of Mark Antony from 39 BC, struck at Ephesus. #ACOTD #Antony
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Ancient Coin of the Day: A brass dupondius of Claudius, ca. AD 41-50, commemorating the deification of Livia, the wife of Augustus and grandmother of Claudius. #ACOTD #Livia Image: RIC
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Ancient Coin of the Day: Just got Hercules on my mind today, so the thread is going to look at the connection which Commodus forged with Hercules, starting with this
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