Shogun, You scored a great selection of Roman coins, from early to late period :happy:! My favorite is the Dioscuri denarius with beautiful...
Curtis, Great article :happy:! Pictured below is a Jewish War shekel I sold at a CNG auction, & a Judaea Capta denarius also sold at a CNG...
Heads-up history enthusiasts, this evening 60 Minutes, on CBS network is doing a segment on Caligula's Gardens :happy:. Caligula's Gardens - CBS...
Sulla, It was a great year for you :happy:! I'm pretty much a style freak, so my select 3 coins in order are: #1, The Temple of Eryx denarius, #5...
10K for that Caligula denarius sounds awful high to me :eek:.
This morning my chosen Secret Saturnalia gift entered the U.S. Postal System :happy:. I wanted to get this gift off early so it doesn't get...
Mat, Nice score with clear doubling :happy:! Pictured below is a flip-over double strike I scored this year. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Impressions of...
Gavin, Thanks for sharing this interesting article :happy:. Muonic X-ray emission spectroscopy sounds like a real breakthrough for the study of...
Shea19, Great score on 3 handsome coins :happy:! The hefty bronze from Thrace is a real prize :jawdrop:. The Antioch Tet has a truly frightening...
These books have a wealth of info not found in other reference material, & the photos are of the highest quality. CNG also supplies an added link...
Jay, Nice catch :happy:! There is a charm & naivety to barbarous radiates that gives them a special place in numismatics. These radiates also gave...
I browsed the internet for better photos of the hoard without success :(. The coins are covered with dirt & who knows what else :eek:. To answer...
Live Science recently published the discovery of 5,500 Roman denarii found in the city of Augusta Vindelicum, the capital of the Roman province of...
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I voted "Multiple times a week". I've been a serious coin collector for over 60 years & at one time a coin dealer. Since retiring I probably...
Doug, Thanks for posting :happy:. It looks like the real version wouldn't win a beauty contest either :smuggrin:.
Many thanks to TIF & Jay :happy:! My gut feeling was a Republican fourree, but the unusual left facing Roma & Victory in quadriga gave me more...
While browsing through 2 X 2 storage boxes I stumbled on a coin purchased many decades ago that was never identified :meh:. I can't make up my...
Last year I made a choice of a Saturnalia gift before I knew who the recipient was & this year I'm doing the same thing ;). In other words, I'm...
Parthicus, Congrats on pursuing these obscure coins & being able research them :D
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