A wonderful group, @Al Kowsky! My favorites: the two Celtic coins, the Postumus, and the Gordian III.
A photo of all 65 of my Roman Republican coins sitting in their tray, in Crawford number order, reverse sides up with one exception. (I haven't...
You know that's because I made it up as a silly joke, right? Just checking!
I am not ready yet to start thinking about a Top 10 Roman Republican coins list, or whether I'll even be able to narrow things down that much. I...
But I think all or most of her denarii and other ancient coins are slabbed, so that fact doesn't necessarily provide the explanation for its being...
I forgot my stork! Explanation of its presence in boldface Roman Republic, Q. Caecilius Metellus Pius, AR Denarius, 81 BCE. Obv. Head of Pietas...
Here is my largest cornucopia, out of the many coins I have depicting them. I received this coin very recently and haven't written it up yet, so...
I've been doing that recently myself after reading that advice from several people here.
I don't believe that I've never been charged a customs fee for purchasing a coin from a European dealer, including the UK. Although I seem to...
My favorite Greek bird: Macedon, Alexander III (under Philip III Arrhidaeus), AR Drachm, Miletos mint, 323-319 BCE. Obv. Head of beardless...
Just curious, not a criticism: why does it matter to you? Because it would increase the resale value should you ever decide to do so?
I would certainly agree that for Roman Imperial coins, the portrait is almost always the most important consideration given how similar (and, to...
Another news report, from Cambridge itself, summarizing the new article:...
I really like it. It has a great portrait.
Wonderful coins! Hard to pick my favorites, but I'd have to say the Aes Grave, the Cleopatra, the Galba, and the Trajan/Melqart.
Galba AR Denarius, Aug-Oct 68 AD Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head right, IMP SER GALBA AVG / Rev. S P Q R/ O • B/ C S [OB CS = OB CIVES SERVATOS (For...
All wonderful. As a former British coin collector, as I was scrolling down and saw the title Una and the Lion, I thought for a moment you had...
All beautiful! Are there any photos of nos. 2 and 3 out of their slabs? In these photos I find it a little difficult to see all the details, which...
2, 6, and 10 for me! I also really like 3 and 8.
Wonderful! I voted for the Lucilla, the Diva Faustina, and, like everyone else it seems, the Titus.
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