That was one of my first impressions.
Great coins @Clavdivs and @ancientone. Unusual reverse legend on the Alexandrian coin. As common as the Genio type is, it's fun to find the...
This very common follis of Galerius from the Trier mint caught my eye in an Elsen sale earlier this year. [ATTACH] RIC 652b (Trier) It took more...
Interesting thread Warren. I can relate to your proposal in my interest in early anonymous denarii. Many collectors would consider More than one...
Very impressive collection Donna. I look forward to seeing your future milestones met along with your thoughtful commentaries along the way.
@BRIAN HARRIS , Welcome. If you are interested in coins with Christian symbols, this site might be of interest to you....
This was one of the best RR coins in the Roma sale. Couldn't ask for a better example, Plus the Triton pedigree. The video really demonstrates...
Admittedly I don't believe there is a guide or cross reference, and some coins have no provenance. I usually can decipher the code to a known...
One of the (many) great things about this newly available resource is that Richard encoded the provenance on each of the images. He visited...
@red_spork Thanks for calling our attention to this. I've used fragments of Richard's work for my own studies and only heard that the corpus was...
@Ryro Great writeup and admirable array of coins relating to Caesar. My only coin relating to Julius Caesar is this posthumus issue struck the...
One of the five Greek coins in my collection: [ATTACH]
Yes, kind of. As with most, probably all ancient silver and bronze coins, individual coins were almost certainly never weighed. This would have...
You have the more scarce denarius issue of Sulla. On my want list, but will be hard pressed to find one so nice. Really fantastic coin in all...
@Alegandron, reverse centering is very similar to my example. I wanted one with Sulla fully on flan. That the right horse head is missing is...
I must say that of all the lovely coins in this thread, this is the most inspirational to me. The powerful obverse style is magnificent, not to...
As the coins purchased over the last few months finally arrive, my favorite of all of these came a few days ago. This is one of the two...
I am also very interested in the coins of Diocletian and the tetrarchies leading up to the sole reign of Constantine. I highly recommend RIC...
I have finally received almost all of the 10 coins, mostly from separate dealers, since the Covid19 age began. I live in the US, in Colorado,...
Thank you TIF for the detailed explanation. I haven't yet spent the money on Photoshop or PSE, but I've reviewed the concepts and techniques of...
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