Well, I'm pretty happy - I got "my" Julia Domna denarius back in today's Tauler & Fau auction, and for half of what I'd paid for the first copy I...
I don't know - the picture is from a listing for the coin.
Would that just take a good soak in distilled water and a light brushing to remove?
I saw an example of the very common Marcus Agrippa coin issued by Caligula, but I've never seen "stuff" like this on an ancient coin. What is it?...
Mine was given a date to around 214 AD, so she would've been about 54 years old when my coin was minted. All things considered with Caracalla, I...
After the legend engraver was disciplined for his earlier work (on my coin)!
This may be a dumb question, but would she (or her husband) ever step in and order a change in a coin portrait to better suit their tastes, such...
The portrait and legend on the obverse of yours sure look very similar, you're right. Mine had a Vesta reverse - here's a stacked picture, with my...
I know it's a common coin, with absolutely terrible legends, but I've always regretted selling my Julia Domna because I loved that portrait - I...
That's such a shame, and at age 90 I would imagine he has quite a sizable family, but none of them are interested in the business. You have the...
I've tried it without being handheld and never got anything acceptable to me, so I tried it again handheld, and I think that's the way to go....
I'm going to go with the coin on the right being the real portrait of Vitellius, then, if it was minted after he had already been in Rome for a...
It would be one thing if it had ended at "Sorry, but the coin has already sold". It's quite another thing that the additional step was taken to...
[ATTACH] First, these are not my coins - I'm only using them for reference. The portrait bust of Vitellius in the center photo is well known...
I wonder how many he kept before calling in the find, but he did call in the find, eventually: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/60383
I have a question about unslabbing a coin, because I have my eye on one that admittedly does deserve to be slabbed - is there any danger of...
Only guessing (but pretty sure): in your original group photo, the top left is Augustus, and the bottom right is Domitian.
I agree that they're all fantastic coins, but the history behind the Eid Mar makes it tops for me. That one just blows my mind, and I like your...
Here's a very short 3D reconstruction video of the Curia Julia: [MEDIA]
Someone is trying to cash in on the recent news of the gold Eid Mar that was auctioned, and the beautiful (and I think the better) Eid Mar that...
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