My camera situation has been solved, so here are my Saturnalia gifts in full glory. I very much like all three coins! 1. A beautiful Faustina:...
Happy New Year to all of you! And here is a quirky recent acquisition I haven't shown yet – definitely not what I usually collect, but I couldn't...
That's a splendid selection of coins, @Curtisimo ! All of them are extraordinary, so it's hard to pick favorites. To me, the Gortyna stater is...
Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope that Santa (who looks suspiciously similar to Postumus) brought whatever you wished for and that you can...
When I wanted to take pictures of my Saturnalia coins this morning, I unfortunately discovered that my camera battery had broken. Since I won’t be...
My Secret Saturnalia gift just arrived, and I am simply stunned and very touched by my anonymous Saturn's generosity. I received not one but three...
Just a rough ID: That's an Indian fanam from Mysore, probably 19th century, and worth about 5-10% (on a good day!) of what the seller is asking...
All of these are lovely and were bargains at that price, but the anepigraphic Crispus was simply a steal. That's a fantastic, very unusual LRB!
Thank you a lot for the compliments, everyone! My personal top three would have been (in this order) #1, #3, and #10, with #6 following closely....
I’m very happy that you and your kids like the coins! Happy holidays and Io Saturnalia to all of you. My own gift hasn’t arrived yet. I guess it...
Thanks for the compliments! I sure wish my coin was electrum, but it's unfortunately only silver...
All of these are fantastic coins, but the amount of detail on the Scylla reverse of your Pompey denarius is just stunning. You obviously had a...
Many important things, most of them good or even excellent, happened in my life in 2021. For example, my wife and I bought an apartment in a...
It is very hard to find the right words in reply to your post, @Severus Alexander. I can barely imagine how difficult it must have been to write...
To me, that looks like a good year! Both the Republican camel and the Divus Augustus are unusually attractive, and the provincial coins show how...
What an interesting and diverse group of coins! I truly like it. In my eyes, the Maximinus Daia with the Sol reverse is particularly beautiful.
It's nice to once more see everyone's year end lists! I selected my top 10 and am getting the write-up ready to be posted soon. This years list...
[ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: Cn. Calpurnius, AR denarius, 189–180 BC, Rome mint. Obv: head of Roma right; behind, X. Rev: CN·CALP; Dioscuri...
This is an interesting thread that deserves more attention and a bump. Mint locations for this period are a topic of debate. Even when following...
Congratulations on completing the set! That's a very interesting write-up. I am not focusing on this area and had no idea that coins struck for...
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