@Justin Lee [ATTACH] I am going to attempt to clean it slightly because the earthen deposits are obscuring quite a lot of detail and are fairly...
That's rough my friend.
When I first started looking at Roman coins with any serious intent towards the end of last year, I dismissed the 'Provincial' coinage that I saw...
Did they offer any explanation of why they would destroy a coin?
Wow, that coin is a beauty .
My Faustina Jr [ATTACH]
Do you have a Dremmel Nemo? I imagine it would make safe and quick work using a cutting disk around the edges of the case.
You're all making a philosophy lover jealous. Lovely coins .
As a final word, one thing would have put the whole thing right. If when they received my email on Thursday and realised their error (charitable...
You know what, I was hasty and silly to publicly rant about what could easily have been an error outside of the control of the people in question....
Thanks for that, I've marked those down in VCoins for future browsing. Speed is not massively important to me, but communication and reliability...
Does anyone have any recommendations for any UK based sellers of Ancients? I have tried two through VCoins so far, and both have been rubbish....
From a position of pure ignorance of the style and period, I'd say the coin has appeal even beyond its fascinating story.
Interesting stuff. I will certainly be on the lookout.
I should add that I have greatly enjoyed reading Cicero and Seneca for their cultural history, although rarely addressing the grand narrative that...
I have greatly enjoyed Suetonius and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, but my other sources have all been secondary so far. I'm currently working...
Hmmm, so an open throne awaiting a deity? I had never heard of a pulvinar before, and had only encountered empty thrones on the Faustina reverses...
I wonder what the significance of the reverse is? Any ideas?
Very cool. It's good to know that since time immemorial it has always been funny to draw knobs on walls.
What a great set, and in remarkable condition! I've had one of the pileus/RCC quadrans wishlisted for a while now. A really interesting coin, and...
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