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He may look "creepy" in person , but I think he had the finest looking coins.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Adventus Probus antoninianus.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] One might ague that the Judaea capta series was...
[ATTACH] Not graffiti , but some Roman , Latin epigraphy... First is a columbarium burial plaque.. C(AIVS) TAFLENIVS C(AII) F(ILIVS)...
Follis of Maxentius.[ATTACH]
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Here are 3 sestertii of Commodus - the first of which has him cuirassed.[ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Violence and death were always especially close in the ancient world and Rome took it to new levels with its arenas and spectacles. Here are a...
Some Volusiani ... sest. and 3 Anton.[ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is a continuation with some of his family commemoratives . By the way, if you called him Caligula to his face, he might just have killed...
Terrific essay Gary! Caligula and Nero are my two favorites; there must be something wrong with me. Here are some of my portraits of him.[ATTACH]...
Your Macrinus is just amazing. Has all the right qualities of a great coin.
I don't think the flan crack you were worried about interferes with the portrait at all. In fact I think the portrait is quite appealing. I was...
The criteria of what strikes one as a beautiful or irresistible coin most likely vary as much as the number of members on this forum. Beauty truly...
I agree; the two most important factors for me when considering purchasing a coin would be history and fine style (not always in that order)....
Thanks, maybe someday.
A couple of my "cats" ... Teate - lion, and Percival. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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