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Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Julia Domna (minted in Laodicea ad Mare sometime between 196 and 202):

 

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Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Geta (minted in Rome sometime between 200 and 202):

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Plautilla (minted in Rome sometime between 202 and 205):

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Macrinus (minted in Rome in either 217 or 218):

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Diadumenian (minted in Rome in either 217 or 218):

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Julia Mamaea (minted in Rome sometime between 222 and 235):

 

Roman Empire Silver Siliqua of Honorius (minted in Mediolanum sometime between 395 and 402):

 

Roman Empire Gold Solidus of Valentinian III (minted in Ravenna sometime between 426 and 430):

 

Roman Empire Silver Antoninianus of Philip I (minted in Rome sometime between 245 and 247):

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Julia Paula (minted in Rome in 220):

 

Thank you, hopefully January will be even busier!

 

If I come to the USA for something related to numismatics, I will go visit the New York International Numismatic Convention and attend Triton in person, but that won't be in 2026, my 2026 numismatic travel plans are to visit Numismata Munich in March, then attend the Gorny & Mosch Auction 317 that will be held right after Numismata, then in May go to Monaco to attend MDC Monaco Auction 18, and then go to Monaco again in October to attend MDC Monaco Auction 19 and Gadoury Auction 2026.

 

One of the nice things about being in Europe is that you could drive to all of those events.

 

Yes, though I prefer to travel by airplane, for example going from my hometown Zagreb to Munich takes about 6 hours by car, but only about an hour by airplane, so I save 10 hours on my trip by flying instead of driving.

Anyway, I forgot to mention above that I also might go Coinex in London in September, but I will decide that once the lots for the auctions that will be held then are announced, because this year there was literally nothing of interest to me at the auctions held during Coinex!

 

I remember the old days of traveling by air. You dressed up, meals were served on china with metal cutlery. The airlines made you feel special. Nowadays it's like being stuffed in a cattle car and at 6'5" (195+ cm) it's extremely uncomfortable. The last time I traveled to Europe I used airmiles for two round trip business class tickets. It was wonderful. But since I am retired the days of airmiles are long gone. whether you fly or drive: as we used to say in the gem business, travel well, travel safe.