Agreed. Sometimes I sit down in my favorite armchair with a beer and admire coins showed in a thread: It really feels like I'm visiting a MUSEUM !
Al, your coins is definitely of higher grade. Especially with the flan problems on the Heritage's coin at 2:00 o'clock, 5:00 o'clock, 8:00 o'clock...
Here is the "perfect" hybrid: the portrait of Tetricus I (bearded), the legend of Tetricus II (DN........CAES) and a reverse type of Victorinus...
[ATTACH] "I FOUND ROME A CITY OF BRICKS AND LEFT IT A CITY OF MARBLE." The history Founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he is described as...
In his book "Ancient Coin Collecting'" Wayne Sayles wrote that "we would speculate that 50,000 (active collectors of ancients) is not an...
Interesting stats for the last Leu auction: Starting: 345,725 CHF | Hammer: 1,783,573 CHF (5.15 X Starting price) 100% sold 36,590 bids | 1,534...
OK OK. You all have good arguments here, but I think you are really missing respect for these "modern engravers". They really do improve the look...
Another one for @dougsmit and @maridvnvm : here the mama's portrait has been slightly improved. Does it worth an increase of price from 13,000 €...
You'll find the answer in this video. Notice that the "before" part is when he is tattooed all over his body. RIP zombie boy. [MEDIA]
Just for fun: I have always liked these BEFORE AND AFTER pictures. And you ? Here are a few of them: HOUSES: [ATTACH] BODIES: [ATTACH] TEETH:...
This is a pretty cool sub collection RC. I told you before, but your whole Faustina's collection should be put in a book one day, along with all...
Sorry RC but the OP coin haven't been tooled at all. It's a rare fantastic new rare bust with a rare stylish laureate; I suspect you're just...
Great acquisition @Brian Bucklan ! The oldest numismatic book I'm aware of is the Historia Imperialis written by Giovanni Mansionario between...
I just completed gathering all coins of Victorinus' first issue in the workshop of Cologne. I consider each emission as a "sub-collection" in...
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OH NO, IT'S A DISEASE, AN EPIDEMIC, AND YOU'RE COINTAGIOUS... PLEASE MODERATORS, KICK THEM OUT OF THIS FORUM ! [ATTACH]
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[ATTACH] OUPS.....the little green banner is gone... [ATTACH] For 29$: an extraordinary amount of numismatic knowledge, an access to a...
Max Daia Antioch Genius holding Victory [ATTACH] (Updated list of SA) Here's who's still missing, split into three levels of difficulty:...
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