Same here. And here I thought I was an amateur historian!
Nice portrait. My favorite "Victory" pose is the one facing: [ATTACH] AURELIAN Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG Radiate, cuirassed bust...
And night dreams!!
[ATTACH] MARCUS ANTHONY RESTITUTION AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONIVS AVGVR III VIR R P C, Galley left. REVERSE: ANTONINVS ET VERVS AVG REST,...
In real life and with the rolls of fat under the chin, I doubt you would be able to see the Adam's Apple.
[ATTACH] FLORIANUS Silvered Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP FLORIANVS AVG, radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum bust r REVERSE: CONCORDIA...
I know what you mean after living in Germany for 8 years. My son said it was in the upper 80 degrees F last weekend in Belgium and now the highs...
It's too darn hot now!!! I don't believe July can be any hotter. Heat and cold to me are definitive. It can only get so hot or cold and any...
I had a few minutes to play around before I head off to bed. So I took your coin @Jims Coins and did a little editing. I hope you don't mind....
Like I said, keep 'em both!
@Julius Germanicus: are you saying that the two together are the most expensive or each separately?
@dougsmit, the first coin is the better, but on second thought, perhaps the second. No wait! It's the first. Umm, maybe the second. Okay, keep...
Beautiful coin @Cucumbor
I'm sure it's suppose to be a Draco standard, but it still looks like a donkey head. Since @Jochen1 showed a zoom of his, I thought I'd try it as...
[ATTACH] KINGS OF NUMIDIA, MICIPSA AE27 OBVERSE: Laureate, bearded head left REVERSE: Prancing horse left, pellet below Struck at Numidia, 118...
[ATTACH] ANASTASIUS Half Follis OBVERSE: D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG - Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right REVERSE: Large K - cross to left, Γ...
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[ATTACH] SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AE17 Assarion OBVERSE: AV K L CEVHPOC, laureate bust right REVERSE: NIKOPOL PROC IC, Draped bust of Serapis in...
[ATTACH] AUGUSTUS AR Denarius OBVERSE: AVGVSTUS DIVI F, bare head right REVERSE: Bull butting right IMP X in exergue Lugdunum 15-13 BC 3.7g,...
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