Since antiquity, dolphins have been considered as friends of humans, many men have been - - myth or reality - deemed rescued at sea by dolphins...
Here are my Sabinas: Denarius, Rome, Veneri Genetrici, and Sabina with Hadrianus, Alexandria, Bill. tetradrachm, [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is mine who, I believe, as Faustina Augusta,shows a Lifetime portrait, Rome:141 AD, reverse Ceres standing, holding torche and two corn...
Here is mine, sold as Philippos II: head of Apollo,reverse Naked youth on horse prancing, "PHILIPPOS", beneath race torch, AE Amphipolis,
A must for any Roman coin collector.
As frequently as possible but, to avoid withdrawing my coins too frequently from the bank safe, I took a picture of each and every coin, with full...
Here is my Clodius,$.185 ¨probably with a reverse not as nice as yours ![ATTACH]
When M.CATO followed Pompey into exile at Utica, he adopted in 47/6 BC a coinage simiar to that of his uncle M.Cato (Rome 93-91 BC) A female bust...
Quite correct,good eye !
The right one is a forgery, as many noticed, the left one is not in a good condition...mais authenic. Now here is my favourite Vitellius:
I hope thT it won't be the last: there is an impressive series of coins showing the charming effigy of this princess.
Same coin, same interpretation !
good looks is not always a sign of authenticity !
[ATTACH] In the pictures below one of the to Vitelli denarii is a forgery, which one, right or left ?
Your last sentence seems to me very accurate.
A repetitive strory: sometimes you find at auction a coin you have been looking for a long time. You place a "conservative bid" with a reasonable...
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