Although I posted about this a few months ago, it still lingers as an example of how even longtime experts can be initially fooled by excellent...
The only thing I will point out about this phrase is that "promptly" is not meaningful as used in this sentence, since it isn't quantified at all....
For imperial mints, neither Julius Caesar nor Otho is available in bronze. The fun part of bronzes is that their size allows for a bigger canvas...
Available online: https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=3193 So, everyone, if you had $100,000 to bid on coins at this auction, which ones...
While I agree that Heritage's recent decision to sell only slabbed coins is unfortunate, I wouldn't totally eliminate them from consideration for...
Congratulations on an excellent year! I've always found the artistry on these coins to be stunning, especially the smaller ones. I'm often...
This site has a wealth of useful ideas for storing and displaying ancient coins. Here are two very good threads on this topic:...
The broad definition of a 12 Caesars set seems to be "one coin struck during the reign of each of the 12 Caesars listed by Suetonius." Narrower...
I agree. You could have purchased this set, replaced the Caligula and maybe the Nero and Vitellius, and still paid well under $10K. BTW, if you...
You might also check out these sets that were auctioned on CNG's website: Denarii: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=275271 Aurei:...
Having a 12 Caesars set in one denomination is pretty impressive -- note Orfew's and Bing's sets -- but don't rule out using other denominations,...
I visited Hadrian's Villa in ... 1966, and again two months ago. We have similar tastes in pictures: [ATTACH] Unfortunately, the tour guide was...
Thanks to everyone for all the compliments. Prior to this year, I hadn't noticed the consistently high quality of Hadrian's imperial coins. His...
While my 2016 wasn't as prolific as most of the collectors on this site, it was nevertheless a banner year for me. Despite a small hiccup with a...
As much as the Kimon is extraordinary for its fullness of obverse and reverse images, my favorite would be the Kyrene stater for its unique...
Some suggestions: (1) Post pictures of both the obverse (front) and reverse of the coin. (2) The coin should fill the picture; any area...
Impressive! You've certainly acquired excellent coins and made major upgrades to your collection during 2016. Especially for 12 Caesars coins,...
Thanks -- you confirmed my suspicions that IF it was tooled, those are the areas in which the tooling was evident. It helps my learning process.
The smoothing on this coin is within the normal range of smoothing that I've seen on Roman bronzes. I wouldn't find this amount of smoothing to...
My second coin of Vitellius was an aureus, with the common Libertas reverse. The obverse portrait, however, was very different from my denarius...
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