I don't disagree that slabbing ancients is a matter of personal preference, although most collectors of ancients prefer unslabbed coins....
Again, I'm curious about your use of "preserved" in the context of ancient coins. Exactly what do you mean by "preserved?" This is like a...
Could you expand a little on your reply? Preservation in what way? The coin is 1700 years old. I don't understand exactly what needs to be...
You probably already know this, but your browser will certainly allow you to delete some or all of your cookies. This might cause a temporary...
[ATTACH] DOMITIAN 81 - 96 A.D. AV Aureus (7.43 g.). Rome 84 A.D. RIC 195 IMP CAES DOMI - TIANVS AVG GERMANIC Laureate and draped bust l. Rev....
Agree completely. When autocorrect is on, I'll typically miss my errors when proofreading and the result is sometimes spectacularly...
That's an outstanding feature of this coin, especially since it's easily recognizable despite being such a small size. Well done!
It's my observation that the Nero ADLOCVT sestertii generally have very good obverse and reverse centering (try ACSearch to see what I mean), so I...
Apropos of this thread, I feel compelled to show again a picture from my trip to Italy last Fall. This was photographed in Florence, and is my...
It's not my intention to defend Tiberius and his actions during his reign, but I will point out that he appears to have been a very reluctant...
The OP coin shows the Port of Ostia, on the reverse of a Nero sestertius: [ATTACH] NERO AE Sestertius (26.56 g.) Lugdunum circa 65 A.D. RIC...
Could have fooled me -- you never really know who might own certain coins and also frequent this website!
It's an interesting coin. The last time this coin was auctioned, my dealer mentioned that there is some disagreement among experts about its...
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One of the facts that I find most interesting about dogs has been proven recently by genetic analysis and research: All domestic dogs that ever...
Well, tomorrow IS the Ides of March!
It's highly unlikely that any of the collectors of ancients who frequent this site are offended by this thread. What IS highly likely is that...
Reading between the lines, it sounds as if you think Octavian was a smirking bloodthirsty twerp (just guessing here). I'd be curious to know more...
Ran across this announcement while surfing the Internet today: [ATTACH] ONE OF THE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD FIGURES IN HISTORY. Who's going to do the...
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