This Titus was acquired from a VCoins dealer a few years ago who had it on consignment. I learned that price sometimes is not negotiable on...
You meant to write "syncretism" I think... Both of my Othos are of the reverse type with caducei: [ATTACH] OTHO Jan. - Apr. 69 A.D. AR...
There is very little doubt that the OP coin is counterfeit. It's so obvious that I'm not sure it's even intended to deceive. Genuine: [ATTACH]...
Sort of like jumbo shrimp.
Clearly, the reporter writing this story was "articulation challenged." More likely he meant "the most surprising discovery..." but couldn't...
Nice coins. Any chance you could enlighten the uninformed among us (starting with me) as to the architectural item on the reverse?
Even though Claudius was the emperor who started the project on the Port of Ostia, Nero (like any typical politician) took credit for it since it...
As a VCoins dealer, this dealer agrees to the VCoins Code of Ethics that includes (among other items) the following: I will vouch for the...
A quick search on ACSEARCH turns up 31 of this type (denarius with this reverse). The above coin looks typical of the style and lettering of...
Prior to showing my Julius Caesar coins (which most of you have seen dozens of times), a short, and for me insightful, anecdote relating to...
While my vote goes to Nerva in this category, Marc Antony deserves at least an honorable mention: [ATTACH]
Very nice obverse portrait, especially the large bust. Not overly smoothed, and full legends too! A lot of Vespasian's portraits can be quirky...
When you finally get a response from the auction house (and I'm sure you will at some point) you might want to consider holding onto the coins you...
Doug is correct about the Nero. You can see the shield, wings, and S C on the reverse of the first coin. Like this one: [ATTACH] Well done!
Agree that second coin is Claudius. First coin is difficult. I tried to bring out the details a bit: [ATTACH] I don't know if this helps. It...
Good point. While I see that there are numerous styles of Hadrian's portraits on Rome-minted coins, there still seems to be (for reasons I can't...
But you have, of course, seen the Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) episode A Scandal in Belgravia...
I'm a rank beginner when it comes to Hadrian -- I have only two of his coins -- but the portrait style does not look like any other Rome mint...
Lowest common denominator? Cat videos are the Internet's raison d'être! The best course of action is to wait until the auction house specifies...
The obverse portrait is quite good, compared to many of this type that turn up on ACSEARCH. That feature alone would make the coin worth...
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