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Those weights are cool!
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I'd like to put in a plug for stores in your price range operated by some of our members: Bargain Bin Ancients Victors Imperial Coins You'll get...
For my specialty collection, I care less about grade than I do about completeness, and I recognize an opportunity cost that comes from being a...
Informative and interesting write-up, as usual, @Jochen1! You might enjoy my write-up about Concordia from three years ago. Here's my most recent...
One of my favorite Victories for the newest tadpole in the pond! [IMG] Julia Domna AD 193-217. Roman provincial Æ triassarion, 8.75 gm, 24.4 mm,...
Nice patina on that provincial, @Herodotus, with a marvelous grumpy Caracalla countenance! Here's one of my favorite Caracalla denarii. Trademark...
One can always get an EF common coin -- any day of the week. I have coins in my specialty collection that are among fewer than half a dozen known...
Nice pick-up, @ambr0zie! I have the Gallienus version of that reverse type. It's one of the first ancient coins I ever purchased, from a...
I only have struck coins of the Roman Republic and none of these cast chunkies. :(
Nico Kokkinos' Antonia Augusta: Portrait of a Great Roman Lady is worth obtaining for your library. While I have the older, hard-cover edition...
This one is ex- @Bing! [IMG] Augustus, 27 BC - AD 14. Roman Æ as, 8.41 g, 26.1 mm, 10 h. Lugdunum, 10 BC - 6 BC. Obv: CAESAR PONT MAX, laureate...
That's a beautiful denarius, @IMP Shogun! The portrait is strongly struck and of fine style. Just lovely! This one is my favorite Marcus Aurelius...
The only thing I could find about the purpose of the issue is this brief explanation on p. xc of BMCRE4: Dedications of laurel-wreaths seem to...
[IMG] Faustina II, AD 147-175/6. Roman provincial Æ 17.1 mm, 3.04 g, 7 h. Lydia, Dioshieron, Magistrate L. Iouli. Mithres (Grammateus), AD 147- c....
Don't need paid. Enjoy. [IMG] L. Mussidius Longus, Moneyer 42 BC. Roman Republican AR denarius, 3.48 gm, 16.4 mm, 4 h. Rome, 42 BC. Obv: Draped...
Cool!! The Gordian as alone made that lot worthwhile! You don't see middle bronzes from after the reign of Severus Alexander very often.
That patina is lovely!
I'm resurrecting this zombie thread to show off a new Hadrian semis in my collection, acquired courtesy of my Hadrian semis candyman, my...
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