Right? It's as though nobody over the last 50 years has thought it a good idea to take pictures of hyper-rare ancient Roman coins! When I tried to...
I'm not sure about the affect that these things are having, or even if the fears that would result in affects are warranted. But here's how I...
If I had a time machine, I'd take one of my spare denarii back to August 22, 79 -Pompeii and have the night of my life!! It'd be difficult to not...
Reminds me of the time I was surfing around on Ebay about 10 years ago and came across a listing for a penny collection in Whitman folders. There...
Good to know that this is an option, I've been timed out a few times before and it's pretty annoying. I seem to remember that one time I lost...
Thanks a lot! You're right, it's tough to beat a well-struck, smooth-surfaced, 34mm diameter sestertius when it comes to eye appeal. But, the...
That's exactly what I did, created a "Hold" post in this thread after posting so that I could finish it up. But when I attempted to paste...
I've always felt that 20+% buyer's premiums and ridiculous shipping costs of these auction houses were criminal....... But nothing like this! :wacky:
There would be no fun in taking jabs when the rare opportunity arises if not for the track record of otherwise valuable accuracy! :smuggrin:
Continued From: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/splintered-empire.403891/ Aurelian’s local military Commander Probus was able to retake Egypt...
Sorry about the two-parter, I didn't realize that there was an "object" limit that could be exceeded in a post. I was going to wrap it up here,...
I find “Crisis of the Third Century” history to be fascinating, and especially enjoy learning what there is to know about the Gallic and Palmyrene...
I'm a very superficial numismatist, so I don't know much about my coins beyond who the bust depicts and whether or not I like the way that it...
Wow @The Meat man , that is a thing of beauty. You've demonstrated some masterful skill there my friend! I love the way that the variations in...
Wow, you are a fountain of ancient knowledge! These examples really help put things into perspective. But, I guess my perspective issues weren't...
I've been collecting ancient Roman coins (Caesar through Theodosius) for a while and, once I became familiar with the denominations, I got used to...
Thanks for correcting that blunder. When I look at a picture of an early antoninianus (actually silver instead of washed), my brain sees a...
Nice writeup! Lotta great detail there that I didn't know previously. Leaves me fantasizing about what a payment in 500,000 aurei would even look...
And then there’s the Flavian Domitillas. There doesn’t seem to be any question that this sestertius issued under Titus was in remembrance of his...
Soo... are the ones brought to the coin shop legit coins in fake slabs? Or counterfeit coins in fake slabs? Either way, it is terrible that the...
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