Great displays and what good ideas. I like the idea of the coin holders as the coins are still accessible.
I'm beginning to like big coins myself, I was particularly impressed with the heft of the Titus Dupondius and it's looking lonely in the tray......
More great coins and education! I have nothing to share sadly.
Well I joined the JC Club as well today and was lucky in the Naville Auction this weekend. The coin has a test mark but was within my budget. I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Well I had a packet from Naville Auctions today with my first Julius Caesar but appropriate...
Now this isn't a provincial coin but it is a very interesting radio programme on Hadrian Wall broadcast on BBC Radio 4 this afternoon that may...
Thank you Pellinore I have read his work on Owen Glendower 40 years ago as I was forced to. I will not be forced into reading Porius however.
All great coins, here are my two. 1st is Ticinium Mint RCV 3708 28.07 mm 7.79 gms 2nd is Galerius as Caesar RCV 3710 28.8 mm 9.65 gms [ATTACH]...
All nice coins and a great write up and totally unexpected to read about my homeland today. I live to the West of Powys. Yet another Emperor to...
All nice coins, I surprised myself in this auction as well and will post when I receive them. What a great follow up to the earlier auction for you.
Good point Orfew and I take your point. It's not always the destination that matters but the journey. I am a bit preoccupied with the 4 Caesars at...
Thank you Severus, Eugenius wasn't on my radar because of other interests but when he came along I thought that, apart from never hearing of him...
Well IdesofMarch01 that is my ambition but Claudius will cost me some heartache and Otho will also make me wince. I'm conscious that I am in the...
All nice coins and thanks for sharing. My first Nero turned up today so another one for the collection. Same dealer. I would have liked a better...
Well I found Eugenius in the wrong place today, similar size and tone and I learnt the lesson that the coin is more important than the bit of...
Yikes, you are right, I have mixed them up. I dropped the tray some time ago and thought that I had placed them in the right order and this is a...
I hope not TIF but I don't have the later RCV to check. It is also possible I mixed them up, nothing surprises me any more.
Great advice from everyone and as with any specialist collecting field buy the books before the item. The best thing you have done is to join this...
As it is Wimbledon Finals Week I thought I would share this as the pair on the reverse look like they are playing tennis. Are there any other...
These are my two Domitian coins. First is RCVS 2723 Domitian as Augustus Rome AD 88 reverse with Herald advancing with Shield issued to...
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