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So I like the sense of completion of hitting publish on a blog post, its a trivial little boost to mark a bit of work and the end of a thought unit. So I’m breaking my previous long post and starting a new one. There is no logic to my breaking spot maybe even some… Continue reading More late unciae (293/3) →

Next up in our small change investigation is RRC 289/5. To understand this choice you’ll have to accept Lockyear 2018‘s methods for rearranging the relative chronology. Crawford had put this in 115-114 BCE and HBM has even nudged it down towards 112 BCE, but Lockyear tells us that 289 is in the wrong place so… Continue reading Late Unciae →

I made this when working on the first version of the coin book while on sabbatical in 2013-2014.  It like so much of that first version is too fine grained for what CUP will publish.  That said, It seems really useful so I’m putting it out here now. 486 – Sp. Cassius “plotted”at regal power… Continue reading Timeline of Roman Grain Supply →

I’m really enjoying reading Hölkeskamp’s piece in Galinsky’s edited volume on Memory.  This is from p. 173.  I feel like I found the missing link connecting two portions of the republican coin series! Those alluding to Tremulus’ equestrian statue and those referring to Octavian’s.

I went looking for my notes on this subject and searched and searched the blog and couldn’t find the post I wanted.  Only to realize that my notes were pre-blog! So for future easier searching here’s a collection of factoids related to RRC 293/1 (c. 113-2 BCE). The most important coin type for understanding this… Continue reading Goat Horn Helmets →