Great thread with so much information packed in covering one of my favourite time periods to study. I covered this period in a module earlier this...
That’s an incredible collection!
I used London Ancient Coins to get my first coin which I was very happy with, I did have a look at their Augustus’ but none caught my eye. I’ll...
Thank you for the help, A Gaius and Lucius type would be lovely but another type of nice detail and at a low price would trump that for me, I’ll...
Hello all hope everyone is well, I’m looking for an Augustus to add to my collection of a staggering single coin, however I am unaware many of...
Congrats on three years! I humbly begin my first year with the arrival of my first coin yesterday, an Alexander. I’d love another coin to keep my...
Ah that really clears things up thank you, I hadn’t considering the varying proportions of metals in alloys
They really are, I have my eyes on an Augustus seeing as he’s who I spend half my time reading about
Thank you that’s really helpful, is there any way of determining whether mine is bronze or a base metal? Or a mixture of both, I’d love to know
Thank you I do feel rather chuffed with my coin now. Also thanks for the heads up lol. I hope none of my professors are so conservative but I...
Im Not entirely sure on its metal to be honest all I know is it’s an ‘Æ unit’, I’m not sure of its worth in antiquity maybe someone could help...
Thanks that really helpful, it does look like a pi when comparing to those other coins, I do wonder what it stands for
My first coin (of hopefully many) arrived today! I thought I’d knock a big name off the list and get and Alexander. I was drawn to it because of...
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