Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you finally acquired one for your collection!
The coins from the hoard were packed in crates and taken to two museums in Bulgaria, with 68,783 coins sent to the museum of Sofia, and 12,261 to...
Way cool, @Ryro! You've contributed to the body of Roman Provincial literature! WTG! I had a similar experience, as you know. This one may not...
[IMG] Mysia, Pergamon, 200-133 BC. Bronze Æ 15.7 mm, 3.55 g, 12 h. Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet ornamented with star. Rev:...
What an entertaining, thought-provoking, and educational write-up, @Jochen1! Now I need to add Ops to my pantheon of reverse types!
That is a nice addition to your collection, @David Atherton! It's well-centered and has nice surfaces. It worked hard in the Roman economy,...
Wow!!! [IMG]
Share your tales of obsession! Good morning and TGIFF, fellow Faustina fanatics! Today you'll hear a tale of obsession. I'm not talking about the...
Lovely example, @Mat! That's a boardwalk flan on that one! Here's my Philip II from Nisibis. [IMG] Philip II, AD 244-249. Roman provincial Æ...
That's a beauty, @Tejas! Mine's a little porous. [ATTACH] I also have a middle bronze. [ATTACH] And a sestertius. [ATTACH]
This is my most well-worn Republican denarius. Nonetheless, it's one of my favorites! [IMG] L. Mussidius Longus, Moneyer 42 BC. Roman Republican...
[IMG] Augustus, 27 BC - AD 14. Roman provincial AE 23. Macedon, Amphipolis, 10.25 g, 23.3 mm, 1 h. Obv: ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΘΕΟΥ ΥΙΟΣ, bare-head, right. Rev:...
Magistrate Zoilos, circa 165-90 BC. [IMG] Aeolis, Kyme. Greek Æ 15.5 mm, 3.69 g, 1 h. Magistrate Zoilos, c. 165-90 BC. Obv: Draped bust of...
Transferwise doesn't work for certain foreign banks. I was unable to pay a Polish auction house with it, even after multiple attempts.
I added another to my growing collection of CONSTANTINOPOLI(S) and VRBS ROMA coins. It's a fun series. [ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307-337....
I had sestertii in mind when I commented. Tooled and smoothed. Hammered for $1,755. [ATTACH] $3,481: [ATTACH]
It's still there; it just redirects here.
The economy thrived in the Antonine period and coins circulated for decades, eroding them down to slugs in many cases. It'll cost a fortune to get...
This trophy made of armor is designed to intimidate the enemy, sending the message of, "Don't mess with us or you'll end up like these two saps."...
@GDJMSP, when this thread has run its due course, would you be able to move it to the "Memoriam" section of the site? Is that the process?
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