I like the Modigliani-style portrait on your new Gallienus! A nice acquisition. As others have already said, the fineness of coins drastically...
Congratulations on passing the defense, and all my best wishes for what comes next! Now, you'll have to properly celebrate this victory:...
The current situation has crossed all plans for other Saturday night activities – thus I am coining now. These four pieces need tags and proper...
Met a French friend today while waiting in line to check out books at the library before it might close – her laconic comment on the TP situation:...
Nice Postumi, everyone! I am incredibly jealous of @Marsyas Mike 's reverse showing Rhenus. That's a truly nice example of a scarce type. Here...
Things generally start turning a bit crazy here in the SF Bay Area. The picture below shows the rice and pasta shelf in a local supermarket...
Well, that's always the problem with these Sicilian copper denari. For my own collection, I tend to search for coins that have at least most of...
That's an interesting observation. Medieval monograms on coins usually are deciphered by comparison with initials in contemporary manuscript...
@dadams is absolotulely correct. Your coin is MIR 483 – there are some examples on acsearch, see here. This is not a common coin.
I'm glad you had a good time at the show and managed to acquire such a fantastic owl! Also, that's an interesting medieval Sicilian coin. I don't...
Me neither. It might well be a carnyx, but considering that your (absolutely stellar!) coin is supposed to depict a pile of arms captured from the...
That's a very interesting coin! It's noteworthy that hexagonal shields on Roman coins almost emblematically stand for the Germanic tribes. At...
That's an unusually good Valentinian III and a good lot overall. Apart from some more common LRBS in generally good condition, I see a high grade...
Dear Erin, I am very sorry to hear about your loss. Knowing how hard it is to loose a loved grandparent, I hope that you and your family find the...
The real value here obviously are the historical conclusions archeologists may be able to draw from this find, which appears remarkable due to its...
Well, my favorite coin very much changes depending on my mood. Also, my favorite Romans are different from my favorite medievals and Greeks, not...
That indeed sounds like a good lot! When I was starting to collect, I bought some uncleaned lots, too. Almost all of the coins I got were worse...
Nice owl and welcome, @robinjojo ! Apart from the well-known Athenian tetradrachm and hemidrachm, I have Athenas from Lampsakos and Cappadocia:...
Thanks for the insightful write-up! I have often wondered about the exact difference between Annona, Abundantia, and Uberitas, and your post...
Apollo often carries a lyre as an attribute: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, denarius, 194–195 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [L SEPT SEV PERT]...
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