Orfew, Congrats on your new addition :D. Despite some weakness in the inscriptions, this coin is certainly a good upgrade ;).
It's a real treat seeing so many impressive coins of Maximinus I posted by CT members :D. Thanks to everyone :happy:. Despite his short reign,...
Poor Old Man, Wow :jawdrop:! Congrats on this in-depth article. It read like a TV drama. Byzantine history is fascinating :D, & a great coin added...
Limes, You're so right about the beauty & grace of elephants, they can be fearless adversaries too. They are very family oriented with the largest...
No doubt Maximinus was a great fighting soldier who liked to be part of the action :smuggrin:, & probably did order canvases of the battle to be...
Donna, That's an impressive herd of elephants you've got :jawdrop:! Did you spot lot 444 at Roma Auction XX ? That impressive beast hammered for...
a.c.h., From what I've read, Maximinus was the 1st emperor never to set foot in the capital :jawdrop:! So the tapestry story must be contrived myth.
a.c.h., That's probably the case :D! With coinage found at that site in Lower Saxony, historians are now convinced Maximinus I won that battle ;).
a.c.h.,That's a nice looking denarius :D, but a common one too :meh:. The denarii that have GERM in the inscription are more desirable :cool:.
With a name like Kowsky, I grew up hearing every Polish joke imaginable :smuggrin:, and some of them I laughed at too. [ATTACH]
I bought the common denarius pictured below many years ago at a coin show in Rochester, NY for the princely sum of $55.00. After showing it to a...
Nice score John :D! Did you get it for less than the Heritage price o_O? The obverse appears to be in much higher relief than usual for that coin...
Mike, Nice score :D! I noticed that coin in the Provincial section & was tempted to bid on it too :happy:. Instead I waited for lot 382, much to...
Watching the Brutus aureus auction-off was the closest thing to a sexual climax I've had in years :hilarious:. I thought it would go over...
My computer doesn't have a character for British pound, so I abbreviate with Lb. Looks like i missed the last increment on the Naxsos Tet o_O.
Roma Auction XX started about an hour late plagued with computer glitches :mad:. They are presently on lunch. Many lots have sold for less than...
Ocat, Another excellent article from you :D! Pictured below is a belter looking marble head of Maxentius, from the Dresden Colosseum in Rome. This...
Happy Birthday Max, despite your untimely demise :(. I bought the coin pictured below from a CNG auction several years ago, it was later pictured...
I know what you mean by "exposed to gunfire" & hearing problems :smuggrin:, after listening to 180 mm tank fire for 3 months in Pleiku, Viet Nam....
Kevin, I've watched the Gladiator about a 1/2 dozen times & I believe the German barbarian is saying "verfluchte Hunde" meaning cursed or damn dogs.
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