[Thanksgiving: A Bribe to Septimius Severus]

The  Christian tendencies of Julia Domna have blurred the reign of her husband.   Just like the pro Christian sympathies of Philip the Arabian erased him from the Historia Augusta.  

[Thanksgiving: A Bribe to Septimius Severus]

Does anyone else find it odd that Severus two rivals were Albinus(white) and Niger (black)?

[Finding an ancient coin dealer]

I’m not here looking to buy or sell anything.  Just hoped for connections 

[Finding an ancient coin dealer]

Very sorry sir     I’m a technological Luddite and knew I’d step on toes before long

[Finding an ancient coin dealer]

Does anyone out there have a preferred ancient Roman coin dealer?   I’ve purchased from Tom Cederlind out of Oregon but his stock is all extremely high end.  Looking specifically for mid 3rd century ad Egyptian tetradrachmae 

[Welcome and Introduce Yourself Here]

Thank you for creating this website.   My name is Sean and for years I’ve read anything I can find about the Roman Empire particularly of the 3rd century.   Initially I was drawn to Philip the Arabian but the scholarship on him is so thin as to preclude any deep insight into the man or his reign.  Through my dear friend the late Michael Marx of Chicago I amassed a fairly sizable collection of Philip’s coinage.  Any comments regarding Philip or his era would be welcome.  Again thank you