This came in the mail the other day, the last of the Flavians for my collection. [ATTACH]
I'm looking forward to getting a couple coins in the mail this weekend. I'll probably be spending some time taking photos and writing...
How can you post this without a picture. :p I haven't sent anything in to NGC yet, but I am a member and I've looked into it some. It's a little...
That's way too light. It should be more around 3.5 grams. Either it's a fake or a fouree, most likely a modern fake by the looks of it.
I've wondered the same thing myself. Did they use them like gold dust, just weighing out the appropriate amount? That's great that you found yours...
[ATTACH] Just as Trajan presided over the Roman Empire at the moment of its greatest extent, so this piece of music represents the greatest...
Wow thank you both!!
Does anyone know anything about this coin? There are no references given, nothing. I tried to do some research to find out but I don't even know...
All I've got is the classic, good ol' Athena: [ATTACH]
Beautiful!
The cistophoric Claudius portraits are my favorites. Love the style!
Great article! I've always had a special interest in Claudius ever since reading the Robert Graves novels I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Never...
Kind of both? :)[ATTACH] More pleasing portraits!
I have an 1808 US half dollar that I contemplated sending off to NGC for grading and slabbing. I found the process thoroughly confusing. I think...
I thought it cost more like $70+ to get a coin slabbed by NGC.
Funny, I just picked up a coin book edited by Ken Bressett a couple weeks ago at a local used book sale.
Here is something special that just arrived. It is not a coin, but then the thread title just says ancient, right? Black clay oil filler juglet,...
That's really cool!
12-hour bump. How about a new theme. An Alphabet of Roman Emperors! I'll start with "A". Obviously, Augustus: Augustus, AR tetradrachm 2 B.C.,...
@Curtis Very nice score on that Judaea Capta! I picked up a few coins, mostly inexpensive worn coins, from that auction. My best (and favorite)...
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