Roman Republican silver denarii. I paid a bit over spot for them. [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I picked up an interesting, small, coin at NYINC. It is one I have watched for a while, and finally bought one. I like it because it has a scale...
Great collection. I am drawn to the Prow Right Aes Grave. Is that a Sextans? I think I see two dots above the prow and all of the references I...
Is a rat close enough @DonnaML ? [IMG] I can not find a pic of mine, so I borrowed one by CNG on acsearch. Ti. Quinctius. 112-111 BC. Fourrée...
one of my favorites, snakes with a plumb bob [ATTACH]
great two brother coin, it is easy to see who was the alpha dog in the Antionus litter
I found this piece at the NYINC in January. I went to buy coins and maybe a VNCIA coin weight. This piece jumped across the table and said: "Buy...
I agree, up to a point. I use reference books I can hold (or have in PDF when out of copyright) for my Roman Republican and Italian cast bronze...
My name was my collecting focus (Roman Republican silver coins) when I started my blog - rrdenarius.blogspot.com I liked the stories that went...
I agree with @akeady that XVI is nothing special on this coin. Coins that use Roman numbers to identify something more than a die can be collected...
XVI is a control number. Crawford estimates 28 dies and notes the numbers range from I to XXXXII. Grueber lists 9 with numbers IIII to XXXXII. I...
That is a great weight. Do you think it is Mercury? It looks like a small steelyard weight to me. They came in many forms. Some of mine. [ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] A fragment of unidentified Aes Grave As, after 280 BC. AE. Possibly cut to provide small change, just like the cast bronze...
@TIF is right. Cast bronze coins and stuff can be interesting. Cast money from Central Italy and Rome was produced in lots of sizes and shapes....
Cultrual Property MOUs limiting shipping ancient coins to US.
Excellent question. I do not have an excellent answer. My collection is Roman Republic (by Crawford #), Italian cast bronze (by Vecchi, ICC #) and...
Great coins. I like the Muse of Astronomy best. It reminds me of Hermione Granger... [ATTACH]
It was fun meeting at the show. You have some great finds. My favorite is the Tiberius. I picked up some interesting buttons too. [ATTACH]
That is a great H. Like you, I bought one coin in my collecting area, and several that were not. [ATTACH] We stayed a few days extra and saw...
You are right about interesting finds at shows. I did not plan to bring home anything like 4 of my 5 finds. [ATTACH]
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