Ooh, a Vitellius family issue. Nice! Also, nice Octavian! I think VG is a bit conservative. It's at least a nice VG or one could say Fine....
Thanks! If I have time this weekend, I'll try to photograph my Heraclius from 'Jerusalem' or military mint. Apsimar evidently had good taste;...
It's even more incredible that it made it onto the floor for sale, and for $35! If I picked that up for $35, I would have stayed mum...
It's a neat addition to your wonderful collection! I've also been ordering a lot from London Ancient Coins of late. I don't think I have any...
I wonder if the double strike contributed to the mirror-like fields? It was fun to trawl through the inventory of Dr. Busso Peus to find a coin...
How cool, and we kind of share a story. I was fascinated by Magnus Maximus (probably the name) from very early on in my collecting. I have a...
[ATTACH] Egypt, Alexandria. Macrianus, 260-261 Tetradrachm circa 260-261 (year 1), 22mm. 7.8 gm. Obv: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev:...
A month after acquiring my first Tiberius Apsimar, a decrepit placeholder, [ATTACH] Sear 1395 Syracuse Follis. I came upon this: [ATTACH]...
That's a good idea for a thread. I wish I had the large module one. This is the small module issue. [ATTACH] The coins of 685-720 would have a...
I've picked up a decent amound of Republic and Imperatorial. I was referring to the time of the emperors.
Congratulations, and welcome to my favorite aspect of the Roman imperial series! To me, the sweet spot of coin size is 34-40mm. If these large...
:wideyed::wideyed: (I guess it won't let me do emojis for the title). How's that for a streak? Going through what passes for my records, it...
I have a lot of souvenirs from Chicago, but the only other that comes to mind is a Nemausus Augustus from H.D. Rauch (Austria).
Entry post :wideyed:. I love the prizes! A to replace one I stupidly sold as a kid B C
I wonder if baking would have worked better on the Claudius? When I had a bD outbreak in the 90s, and didn't have access to better info, it at...
I also hate when vcoins dealers don't mention it. Sometimes it'll be mentioned as "corrosion" and sometimes not at all. One can steer away from...
Wow, amazing!
Ah, well still close enough. They're still nice buys.
I love reading about obscure periods! Very nice write up and the context makes the coin pretty neat.
Neat! Do you think the black crud will come off? I suppose you can tell after years of experience, but how can you tellon some of these? Like...
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