Thanks, the coin is mine, but I can't take credit for the photography. Photos are all taken from the dealers' web sites at the time of purchase.
toning is an oxidizing reaction that occurs to the metal of your coin over time. It is caused by either oxygen (usually slower) or sulfur. your...
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Here is another of his denarii, but after seeing several contemporary busts of him, I would say that Andres2's AS most resembles his face. (no...
I also have had good luck dealing with Bertolami, as well as Vosper, Lodge, Den Of Antiquity.Also, there is Sovereign. Come to think of it , I...
You won 3 great coins, but that FIRST one of Salus is just exquisite. I love seeing something besides Minerva on Domitian's coinage. You hit a...
my pleasure.
These are 2 of my favorite toned denarii of one of my favorite emperors and also a darkly patinated sestertius. He was a great general, but it was...
I enjoy Livy. I especially enjoy reading about the earliest times which are mostly shrouded in legend.
I wonder if left-facing portraits could be nothing more than the product of left-handed celators? anyway, here are a few... 2 from Teanum ,...
Doug, I think I'll dig that coin out and take your advice! It may have been a fake, but it did bring me a great deal of pleasure.
I was a kid of 14 yrs. old at the time and collected US coins. I was in my local coin shop and saw a "junk box" of Roman coins. There was a...
Nice first win. I wish you many more!
I think your coin has a lot of character the way it is. I vote "nay".
Terrific coin Marsman! That is one of those special iconic coins of the Roman series.
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