I love reading Epictetus. He is by a large margin the funniest ancient philosopher I have come across. I am grateful that Arrian thought it...
Are you sure that's a knucklebone? Not a bit of her spine protruding from her decapitated and floating head? Poor Athena... ;)
A definite no from me. I have yet to spend more than £100 on a coin and I already feel the responsibility as a custodian. I can't imagine being...
That's fantastic, and I've never seen this type before. Nice one.
Nice selection. My favourite is the Vitellius bronze, with the pleasantly rubbed high spots and colouration.
Beautiful collection. I voted for the Augustus because I find the blatant lie at the centre of the story fascinating, and the consequent...
I agree, but it seems obviously better to me to have a reference to the last time it was sold at auction than to have no reference at all.
Thank you for that link, I will browse it further today. You've hit the nail on the head regarding my hesitance with auctions. I have a very...
If you don't mind me asking @rrdenarius do you contact the auction house directly after an auction to enquire about buying an unsold lot, or is...
That obverse is really well struck Sallent. I eagerly await the rest.
That was my thinking. Thanks for the input!
If you find a coin that was offered in an auction but went unsold, and then there is no record of the coin being sold by the same auction house in...
Nice work RC. I'll be clicking through the links later today to make sure I didn't miss any of the original posts, because your write ups are...
Great list FF, I enjoyed it. My favourite is your Nerva, which has a beautiful early portrait with a great deal of Domitian in the features along...
That's really cool, and would make a great display piece. Keep us updated on how you choose to display it.
[ATTACH] Here's my own early Trajan coin that I think contains a fair amount of Nerva's image, combined with the strange choice of the mints to...
Good luck with that @TIF , I was in the same position this time last year and now the constant boxing and stress are a distant memory.
My collection so far is made up of the Nerva-Antonines, so I am very used to a particular style of portrait, and so anything from Diocletian...
That Claudius II is in remarkable condition. When the portrait is that sharp it looks like someone from the Beano haha. Great coin.
People often talk about Nerva's beak, but Verus' snotter is practically as big on these denarius portraits.
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