I remember watching those Batman episodes when we were kids - we were glued to them. Alan West, right? Nobody thought men in tights were "a bit off" in those days. (But we did think the BeeGees were a bit off.)
For the record => I absoluutely love my hard-copy of ERIC II ... I am always flipping-through and trying to find a match while I'm surfing for coins (sure, Wildwinds is probably my primary reference, but my ERIC II and my Sear's books are always close at hand) ... => I highly recommend buying ERIC II (oh, but please remember that I am a tad frivalous every now and then, and then, and then again!!) Cheers!! (you only go around once!!) encil:
Ahahahaha => I agree (kind of) ... => it was actually "Adam" West .... and for the record ... Adam was a bit off (but I love when he does the retro voice-overs on The Simpsons)
Adam West rocks. Him & Michael Keaton are my favorite batmans. ERIC III is being worked on as I type this. Looking forward to it myself.
Hey, thanks for that reference guys! I did a bit of searching, and ERIC I is freely downloadable through a Creative Commons license. This should keep me reading for quite a while... http://www.dirtyoldbooks.com/eric.html
You can get ERIC II cheaper with the paperback version called AORTA, its what I have and I actually use it alot. As for ERIC III, it was announced Jan 15. and Ras. has a progress page. You can find both on the facebook page of it. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Encyclopedia-of-Roman-Imperial-Coins/362124848605
I have just added Bruck to my list of books to buy... (A VERY long list which I have given up any hope of every acquiring every book on the list!) Thanks, Alfred
Its on my list too Alfred, and has been for quite a while. I have seen them, but not at a price I wanted to pay.
Here's pics and descriptions of all the Constantinopolis coins: http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/comm/ I would love to get one some time.
I almost just got one, but I got outbid at the last minute on E-bay. It hurts, because I would have had it for around $10. It was a Trier RIC VIII 92, and I think I would have gotten a deal. C'est la vie.
Thanks. I'll check it out. I have gotten over missing that one. I looked at what other Constantinopolis coins went for on E-bay. I was in the ballpark.
Ummmpphh!! => I had a bit of an impulse-buy (phew => yup, it feels good to snag another coin!!) Constantine I Commemorative Date: 332-333 AD Trier mint Diameter: 17.1 mm Weight: 2.0 grams Obverse: VRBS ROMA - Helmeted and mantled bust of Roma Reverse: She-wolf suckling Remus and Romulus, TR [dot] S (Trier mint) References: RIC 542 Characteristics: Well centered, nice style and grade
Long I wrote an article on coins of this type. Recently I put it on the web: http://esty.ancients.info/CON/CONSTANTINOPOLIS.html