@red_spork Congratulations on another milestone victoriatus for your already admirable collection. This is one of the rare key varieties and the...
Even in the age of the internet, this is sage advice. Spink/Seaby books are a good place to start. I bought my first ancient coin from a...
@dougsmit has this been carved? or is it possibly the result of a flan lamination? Very interesting regardless.
This thread influenced me to break out of my mold of coins of the early Roman Republic, and purchase a coin of Maxentius. Before narrowing my...
Here is a Fugio I once owned for many years. Purchased at a reputable coin shop as a nice example of the Fugio type. It turned out to be a bit...
@Valentinian - Unbelievable fine reverse style for coins of this era.
@maridvnvm, I'm sure you know how very rare and important this issue from Carthage is. The only Follis with Maxentius as Caesar. I no longer...
It's been a few years, but I always go to the NAC office in London when I'm there. Although they are primarily an auction firm, they have always...
@octavius - Thanks for starting this thread. Here is the only relevant coin in my collection. Posthumous portrait of Caesar, 43 BC, RRC 485/1, L....
It's been awhile since I have purchased a new book for my library, but I have some on my want list, principal of which is "Early Roman Coinage",...
I had the pleasure to see this hoard first-hand early on and have collaborated with Pierluigi Debernardi on an article recently submitted that...
I like dark coins as well. I have the best luck photographing them with a black background. Here's an example of a coin that is quite dark (not a...
I like the honesty and beauty of the copper proof. It is after all, a representation of a copper coin.
This post reminded my of my large cent collecting days. I dug out this old print photo and made a digital copy. I no longer own these coins but...
Here is a denarius of Faustina in my collection. This one has an AETERNITAS reverse type. RIC III - Rome, 348[ATTACH] This example, as most...
I once owned this Gordian with a similar crack. It didn't bother me at all. It's a natural flaw of the minting process, and as long as it...
I don't think the crack is an issue on this coin, especially with a portrait as fine as this.
This topic has been in my mind recently. In my collection area, Early Roman silver, for me to pay a premium, the coin generally needs to be...
Years ago, I gained access to the British Museum student's room to examine coins in their cabinets that are not on display. I simply had to...
Great narrative, I had lost this from the gray matter a long time ago. Valerian was a favorite of mine when I was collecting everything. Here's...
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