Mauseus

This was supposed to be a lockdown project but got rather delayed, not least because I couldn’t face actually immersing myself in this chaot...

RIC 930 Most people are familiar with the Roman as of Antoninus Pius with the reverse legend BRITANNIA COS IIII SC (RIC 934). However, fewer...

This as of Septimius Severus from my collection is not all it may first appear. It is an ancient cast copy, weighing in at 4.3 grammes, comp...

In the late 10 th century the Byzantine rulers embarked on a bronze coinage devoid of the emperor’s  name. Theses may be divided into 11 cl...

  Not particularly well preserved this bronze coin originates from Gortyna on the Greek island of Crete. With a diameter of 18mm this bronze...

  I was first alerted to the coinage of the Roman General Aureolus when I was given Clive Foss’ book, Roman Historical Coins, as a Christm...

 Writing up the description of a coin the other evening I realised that I did not know how the Antioch mint coins of Claudius II were arrang...