Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Mine are cast - [ATTACH] This one was 110 euros plus vig.... Anonymous Aes Grave 280-276 BCE Rome,...
Pardon the rant. I have bought ancient coins on line for 10+ years. I am aware of the risks of putting my net worth out there for folks to see. I...
@Bojan This is not my area, but it looks like a denarius of Trajian. If you could give more details it would be easier to ID: weight, size,...
Lots of folks who "do not collect ancient coins" want to know how to grade them. It is important to learn the relationship of how a coin looks to...
@Alegandron Nice coin and write-up! Just as Republican Rome expanded, RR coin collections tend to expand. The tuff part for me is to figure out...
[ATTACH] don n harp coin [ATTACH] dog in truck pic
but it is only an NGC details coin
Great coin and write-up. I am amazed at how much art and history are on small piece of silver (or bronze).
Nice coin RS! I agree with you on the anonymous denarii web site by I like the anonymous Victorati web site also (which I think you have linked...
I am a fan of big bronze. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] RR as and semis [ATTACH] two aes grave and a nice sized aes rude
[ATTACH] a Balkan Roma [ATTACH] Medusa
Nice coin. I like the different animal types on ancient coins. I would love to have a Scylla (part man and part octopus made from boat parts a bit...
If you only want to read about coins, skip to the bottom and see a post of an interesting coin I won. I buy most of my coins, and other numismatic...
I picked up a lot of LRB error coins. Some were brockage. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My RR silver are here:...
The coin arrived today. It is a flip over double strike. I did not notice the TV at the base of Roma's neck, but it is easy to see in the pic...
Mine is not as important a coin or character, but I did target one of these for several years before finding one. I had to pay a bit more than I...
The OP coin looks good to me. I do not have one, but it is Imperial and for the most part past when I collect. The Capricorn is neat. Red Lobster...
Thank you Doug! That bust did not say Hadrian to me. The head was too slim.
Coins of the first two Caesars are expensive compared to similar coins without the name recognition. A quick look through coins of this type tells...
@TIF can you do the same for this coin, ie overlay the reverse on the obverse and vise versa? I can see the rear Dioscurii on Roma's nose. I am...
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