[ATTACH] Literally fun coins! I’m in the process of cleaning the as above. Faustina II Junior AE As. Rome Mint 161-176 AD. Obverse: FAVSTINA...
I agree that these are really nice coins, @zumbly They have a certain «chunkyness» about them too, with 6,4 grams of silver and 23-24mm flan. It’s...
I really like your new coin! I looked up the meaning of the name Bhaskara Varman: Bhaskara: Means "shining", derived from a combination of...
Rumour has it that the crew had to hijack a DeLorean to get back to the future! [ATTACH]
That’s a beautiful, well centered, high relief bracteat, Oreilensis. Congratulations with your first coin of the year, and a really good one!
Start a side collection of venues. If you only follow the high status auctions, you always compete with the high status people. I’m not one of...
Spectacular! Interstellar must be next level after «stellar», I suppose?
I received my two coins from the latest Naumann auction today. Some times I beat myself up for buying coins that nobody else wants, but I was very...
[ATTACH] I have a soft spot for this coin. The deity isn’t «just standing around», but serving fruit. Which is perhaps not very interesting,...
Would you say that the most interesting coins of Antoninus Pius and Commodus are their bronze coins?
Hats off for the repair. Well done indeed!
[ATTACH] I don’t know exactly what you would find interesting, but this is a popular type. It’s nice with rulers that focus on their heritage...
Very nice coin, as always, Orfew. I tend to prefer the early portraits of Domitian. This is not one of them, but the toning is what you ask for:...
Excellent post, Valentinian. This is excactly the impression I’ve got, and heard others like Doug speak of. My prediction for the coming 10...
The NAC, I take it? I’m very pleased to hear this news, and looking forward to seeing it here. Congratulations! :)
Did you finally get your aureus, @Romancollector ?
I’m happy to hear that, as I’m looking for a nice Papal medal for my mothers 76th birthday. It’s about time she starts to collect coins.
I spent some time yesterday looking through the old Numismatic Fine Arts mail bid sale catalogs. It was surprising to see how high the estimates...
[ATTACH] Here’s mine. I’m not feeling very original right now.
I find it exactly good enough, so I’m feeling some kind of numismatic contentment. :) [ATTACH]
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