Erin, With my deepest sympathy, may your Grandpa's soul R.I.P. [ATTACH] English silver penny with portrait of Alfred the Great :eek:.
Yesterday while going thru e-mails I found an interesting article published by NGC Ancients: Mints of the Roman Empire, see the link below. The...
Medals are the highest form of numismatic art. Collectors who love art love medals. Medals give an artist-sculptor freedom that circulating...
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The best advice I can offer is, don't buy anymore junk like this Nero fake ;).
The coin pictured below is from my collection & depicts Honorius gripping a Vexillum with one hand & holding a Nike trophy with the other, while...
John, That's a beautiful solidus with a stunning reverse :jawdrop:!
I wish I could lay claim to the coin pictured below, but I can't :(. Never the less, it fits this thread perfectly that's why I'm posting it :D....
Mat, Congratulations on your latest score :D! Prieur cites only 5 examples of this rare coin. BTW, your coin looks like an obverse die match to...
edited ;). [ATTACH] I was lucky to find a die match for the obverse from this example sold at Hirsch 284, lot 2939, Sept. 2012. [ATTACH]...
Svaroq, I'm happy to see two of my gems in your collection, both were in my collection a long time :cool:. Be sure to keep a copy of my Philip I...
Spaniard, I've had a number of nice looking Tets of Philip I go thru my hands over the years, but this recent addition will be staying in my...
R. C., You've got a nice looking Tet of Otacilia Severa :). Unlike the huge quantities of double denarii that were minted, Tets are not very...
A.C.H., I've always found this famous rock carving rather amusing :rolleyes:. Notice how big Shapur is depicted, he's actually bigger than the...
The first coin illustrated is a MON VRB Tet with a beautifully engraved portrait of Philip I. These coins had dies that were without doubt made at...
[ATTACH] Do some homework before shelling out money ;).
Finn235, The archaic Diobol is a little gem & the Gallienus sestertius has an unusually fine portrait compared to the millions of double denarii...
James, That's a lovely portrait on the 2nd coin :D. I'm sure if that kid was alive today he'd be an avid video games player :woot:.
I managed to score the handsome Serrate Denarius pictured below (in an NGC slab) from that auction, lot 286. At first I felt stupid for...
Valentinian, I'm sure that's probably a fairly accurate portrait. Despite his tender age he was supposedly successful on the battlefield...
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