Attribution Quiz #2 - Victor Clark

That's a neat chart, @Victor_Clark. Thank you for posting it.
And what say you, please, about all those dots on the interior of the doors? Decorative, probably, no?

 

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probably decorative, but they may represent something like metal studs and sometimes you see things that might be door handles.

 

Victor => that's a pretty cool example from the Rome mint with the "closed doors" ... now that's sweet!!



=> yup, it's now way up near the top on my huge wish-list

 

Steve, you may have to search a while for another example, as it is not in RIC and is actually pretty rare.

 

Well, that's cool ... honestly, I already have 3 campgates and that's probably good enough (but again, if I did happen to spot one of those sweet closed-door babies, then "shabamm" I'd try to score it!!)

 

A question I've wondered for a while. Are the open doors opening outwards or inwards? It looks more outwards to me, but if I stare at it for more than a moment sometimes it looks like inwards.

 

the doors are opening outwards.

 

Outwards ...



... "I" think (but maybe there are a few left-handers out there that see it ass-backwards?)



... gawd, now you've got me rethinking my coin! (damn you, Jango)

 

Sorry guys, I think I just broke the universe...

 

Déjà vu

I knew that I remembered this.

 

Hi there @LaCointessa ! I've been pretty mute around here as I'm still learning much about these awesome ancients! Our good LordM paid me an awesome tribute (which is undeserved) in one of your other threads, but I feel I should comment here.

I was, 9 months ago, a US Coin collector until at the instigation of the above quoted fellow and his coining pal @Aethelred I purchased my first ancient for 10 bucks:



I picked it based on price and condition and then felt like I had fallen into a giant hole . . . Æ AR diadem exergue follis officina ?! - GREEK!!!!! - With the help of a number of online resources I built a simple understanding of the basics of ancients but still it took me longer to figure out what RIC stood for than the decipherment of Mint Marks in exergue!!

I have fallen in love without doubt - the coins, the history, the camaraderie found here, the hunt, and the feel of a 1600 year old coin in my hand - and its a great place to be. I haven't bought a single US coin since August 2016 and every day I call myself an ancients collector is a new day of adventure into the past.

You're doing great and you're doing it here with the best bunch of guys and gals you could ever find!

Congrats!

-Doug

 

Hi Doug! I was wondering who this mysterious @dadams was!

And, I know exactly what you mean about non-ancient coins. I was looking at the almost three boxes of cents and thinking that since they are still rolled and I have absolutely no interest in them any longer since I'm in love with ancients, I might as well deposit them in my account. I will only keep my wheats.

Yep! I love ancients and I spent the last couple of days reading a bit about the the various Roman and even pre-Roman leaders. I'm trying to work on getting the time line and familial relationships straight in my mind.

Thanks for saying hello!

 

@stevex6
I say 'outwards' and when I first looked at that coin I saw it that way. It made sense to me since if people were outside trying to push their way in, wouldn't it be better if the doors opened outward against the intruders? Or do I have that backwards?

 

Yep, US cents and the like just don't do it for me anymore. I once paid 600 bucks for an Eisenhower Dollar (a graded so called conditional rarity) and now I just think to myself what an awesome ancient I could buy with $$ like that!

Anyway, @lordmarcovan turned me on to a podcast series called The History of Rome which certainly helped me get a grasp on the Roman timeline and rulers. 179 twenty to thirty minute episodes and well worth the time to listen.

http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/the-history-of-rome.html

http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/archives.html

 

Thanks for that link. I am sure I'll enjoy them!

 

Oh man! This looks great. That Nicephorus sure does look noivus sitting there! Can't wait to read what happened. I came across his name in my ancients reading. I thought it was nice his name had 'nice' in it.