This was my first roman denarius acquisition - a rather young looking Trajan.. [ATTACH] NEXT: Another Adoptive Emperor with a Mars reverse...
an Aelius that has seen better days... [ATTACH] NEXT: Post the very first "Adoptive Emperor" coin you acquired...
Very nice Titus.. Nero and Vespasian would be obvious candidates... Here is a Licinius that is pudgy and wonderfully weird. [ATTACH] Licinius I....
What a sad state of affairs... nowhere do I see "buy what you like, love, or want"... Also - buy coins you will never, ever actually touch.
What a wonderful achievement! I appreciate that you listed prices and sellers - I find this information very helpful.. maybe someday I will get...
Excellent choice.. wonderful coin all around..
Well that was interesting but I admit it hurt my head... Shapur I: [ATTACH] Next: fire altar showing the bust of Ahura Mazda in the flames.
Was this purely mechanical cleaning? What method did you use? Looks great!
Well mine is straightforward as well... my interest in Roman history started when reading Robert Graves amazing historical fiction novel I,...
Very interesting as always. [ATTACH]
Well even kitschy tourist stuff can be fun... Just got back from a stay at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas....$12.95 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Claudius Æ As. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head left / LIBERTAS AVGVSTA S-C, Libertas standing facing, with pileus and...
Percy Jackson is completely fine for an 8 year old boy... just action that they would enjoy seeing and will keep them engaged (nothing too...
WOW! All obviously amazing... my favorite is the Constantius II - stunning! What a great way to start the decade!!!
Different era - but there were alternatives and well I certainly fail to see how they thought this was “god’s work”.. that is for certain.
Awesome info - ya the tags on mine are certainly ugly but I have no intention of removing them. I think they are interesting.
I purchased these two coins for $2.98 total.. They're super rough but I find them very interesting - especially the tags applied directly to the...
Ok - excellent advice here. I have used a toothpick and removed what I could - this did come off in a flaky manner quite easily. The coin is now...
I really loved Coinage in the Roman World by Andrew Burnett... smaller book that is packed full of fantastic information and a great start for any...
While handling a few coins I have neglected for the last few months I found this on my coin of Agrippa: [ATTACH] Better image: [ATTACH] This is...
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