Ah, thanks for the reply, RC. I was afraid you were going to report that information gap. Going on 18 years and no published discussion of the...
If the Civil Wars are windows to the first century, then a little Vindex wouldn't hurt.
My hat is off to you, Andrew. Your enthusiasm for the subject moved me in this past year to get off my lassitude and finish the silver set I...
Thanks for posting this link, RC. It is a remarkable page. However, I noticed that Mr. Flinn prefers Goebl (copyright 2000) over RIC (1927) and...
I see a star in the right field of the reverse. In what sense "no star?" Most of the time the coins of Julia Maesa show a rather dour...
Blessed Christmas to one and all!! With felicitations for the New Year!
Got it! Thanks! I'm using CS5, but normally work with a black background. I'm gonna play with this a while. As for the water effect, is that a...
Uh oh. Hang onto your hat. This ugly creature cost me over $150 back in 2003. [ATTACH] It's not for sale, but it gives you a sense of scale,...
Curtissimo, Please forgive a couple of slightly off topic questions. What is the name of that shadowing effect in your picture? What software...
Thank you everyone, I appreciate the affirmation. It's also fascinating to see what diverse things are interesting to others, even among my...
Thanks for looking and for the kind comments everyone. I suspect some of these will pop up from time to time. The BMCRE listings for Vitellius...
It has been an active and busy year for me numismatically. This list has been a stimulus for that, and I appreciate what it is we have here. My...
That's because the mint was not well acquainted with this royal family who never visited Rome. They were guessing about his visage from the...
The Paulina pieces are indeed rare, so congrats on getting one. All are posthumous and both her silver coins are denarii, both featuring a...
The last paragraph from Peter Tompa needs to be read and understood before you get paranoid. “The regulations contain some belated...
Ha! I hadn't looked but followed the flip. #132 is for Vetranio, but 129 is Constantius II, pearl diademed, while #123 is CSII as well but...
Yesterday may have been the day most jumped on board with their SS gift revelations, but since Saturnalia was not a one day festival, and I could...
Despite what others have said about collecting by grade, there is something to be said for being able to read what is on a coin. The best advice...
I'm still bummed that I did NOT get an item in that sale I particularly wanted. I doubled the existing bid to $260 but fell short of the final...
Separate names with a comma.
