Nice pick up, Al. Decius tetradrachms are somewhat scarce, and that is a very nice example. On the Trajan Decius front, I just picked up this...
I share your distain for using ancient coins, especially coins in nice collectable grade in jewelry, and at the same time, like you, have accepted...
If you paid for an invoice from Roma, there is a link in your account that lists all of your paid invoices. However, the page is set up listing...
This is a fairly well known imitation tetradrachm of the new style Athenian owl, circa 150 BC and is actually mentioned in Margaret Thompson's...
I am disappointed with Lucernae. I have done business with them in the past, mostly in the area of Spanish coinage, but this shoddy treatment...
There once was an emperor named Didius Who ascended by means most invidious, For two months of rule, And a fate most cruel - A death hardly...
A Victrola from olden times: [IMG]
A Victrola? That brown stuff doesn't look so appetizing now.... The grooves are quite wide, as is the needle, suggesting a 78 rpm record. Or it...
For the second photo, is that a Weber barbeque? Now I'm hungry! First photo - a widow's mite?
There are so many notable women from antiquity, such as Faustina Senior and Faustina Junior, that it becomes a challenge to post just a few of...
That edge is odd. I am not familiar with the production of Roman Republic denarii, but I assume the technique to made the flans is more or less...
Domitian, 81-96 AD AE 23 Judea, Caesarea Maritima Hendin 747 8.9 grams [ATTACH] Next: A coin of necessity, issued in connection to a war or...
It seems to me that the weakness for a portion of the legend, where the flan is wide enough to accommodate it, is likely due to uneven pressure at...
Is this a rare coin? Putting aside NGC, how extensive is the edge filling? It is possible that it might have had a mount removed, especially if...
Here's another link to a short Coin Week article about the coinage of Heraclius. Some of you CT members probably know about it:...
Oops! Forgot to read the legend. I thought the portrait looked vaguely familiar. Thanks
And usually quite powdery, a sure sign of active corrosion.
Does anyone have a coin from the time when Athens revolted against Rome, in 88 BC, or a coin of Boudica? Also, I know that Spartacus did not...
For CT members interested in another perspective on this turbulent time, as recommended by nerosmyfavorite68, here is a link to the podcast...
Thank you, Al. Those are excellent solidi of Heraclius! Is the portrait on the first coin that of Heraclius the Elder? I think it is.
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