Matthew Ball
@matthewball.bsky.social
Curator: Iron Age and Roman coins for @findsorguk.bsky.social at the British Museum. All ill-informed opinions my own. Vice-President of the Royal Numismatic Society. Roman Britain, poking around medieval churches, gardening, and drawing.
Excellent! Look forward to seeing it, and thank you for recording.
March 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Excellent! Look forward to seeing it, and thank you for recording.
That’s a lovely coin — looks more like it’s copying an early issue of Trajan to me: IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM. It would be great to have it recorded on PAS database if not already.
March 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
That’s a lovely coin — looks more like it’s copying an early issue of Trajan to me: IMP NERVA CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM. It would be great to have it recorded on PAS database if not already.
Agnus… (stupid, non-Christocentric autocorrect)
March 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Agnus… (stupid, non-Christocentric autocorrect)
A mass produced Angus Dei pendant of the late 19th or early 20th century. Sometimes they’re engraved on the reverse by the people who gave them out. C R = Christus Rex?
March 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A mass produced Angus Dei pendant of the late 19th or early 20th century. Sometimes they’re engraved on the reverse by the people who gave them out. C R = Christus Rex?
Nothing special — only the oldest known example of the name ‘London’ in existence. Circa AD 70. ‘Londinio Mogontio’ (To Mogontius in London). #romansitesaturday
February 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Nothing special — only the oldest known example of the name ‘London’ in existence. Circa AD 70. ‘Londinio Mogontio’ (To Mogontius in London). #romansitesaturday