Probably the most scarce coin in my collection is my denarius of Didius Julianus I like it because he was killed on June I which is also my...
[ATTACH] Not quite an amphora but a jug Aureus of Julius Caesar Crawford 466/1 CRI 56 RBW 1636 46 B.C. Next coin: Coin of Julius Caesar
Instead of "everyone" I should have said "a very large number". I would say that the fact that dealers are willing to stock a number of coins of...
Rarity is less meaningful in the context of ancient coins than it is in modern coins. What is important is desirability. As a case in point two...
I am pleased that a reprint of Crawford is now available. I know of a number of collectors who would like to have a copy. I will state however...
Trajan Denarius Woytek 285c RIC 142var Bust with aegis on far shoulder[ATTACH]
A friend of mine got this coin. I saw the resemblance Coin of Pantikapean Vladimir Putin[ATTACH]
I have a couple of friends who help me with my photos Both use very different methods But overall I am pleased with the results. Syracuse...
My Numerian is from the Lugdumum mint. I have always liked the coins from this mint during this period. RIC 395 Rv Pax. 283-284 A.D.[ATTACH]
Mine is the more common Cr459/1 CRI 45. I think the elephant looks a bit juvenile [ATTACH]
This is my Lysimachos stater. It is from Byzantium and therefore posthumous. But at least it is an early one of these.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Faustina Snr Denarius Facade of the Temple of Diva Faustina RIC 388 [ATTACH=full
My next three Owls 1. Tetradrachm Flament Group II 13/b 2. Tetradrachm Flament Group II/III Obv. III 16 Rv. IIr 3. Tetradrachm Flament Group III...
The last two coins I got from the last Roma Auction came in these little stands each in a little box with the logo of Roma Numismatics. The stands...
Antoninius Pius Sestertius 141 A.D. RIC 622 Rv Facade of the Temple of Roma[ATTACH]
What I can make out of the Starr Group V A's and B's is that the principle difference is in the reverse. In the Vb coins the owl generally looks...
For years I basically ignored Athenian Owls having bought one back in the late 1980"s and figuring I really don't need another. However a few...
Two of my favorite 3rd Century coins are 1. Aurelian Aureus Milan Estiot 422 2.Aurelian Antoninianus Serdica Obv with INVICTVS RIC 310 Estiot...
The same problem seems to have plagued some of the bidders in the last NAC Auction. I just got a notice expressing concerns over fake invoices.
I am wondering if the Titus */o RIC 1470 is done by the same guy who did my Domintian annulet RIC 1491
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