How often were marks of value added to Roman Imperial Æ coins? I am aware of the system used in RR times: X, V, III, II, I, S and all of the dots...
Great coin. I think of the child portraits of Geta on coins. You can see the family resemblance in this coin. I think he looks more like Septimius...
Nice coin. JC portraits are highly desired and demand a good price. I think that is a great pick-up.
It only weight 100 grams. That puts it on the low end of this series. Roman Republican semis, Aes Grave, Rome, 241 to 235 BC. Obv – Head of...
My "new" book: Historical References to Coins of the Roman Empire by E A Sydenham. The book was first printed in 1917 and my reprint is from 1968....
Nice, rare, coin! I have a cast sicle Semis, shown on a copy of Garrucci - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would go with Volodya's description. In 148 BC three moneyers issued silver denarii. Cr214.1 M. Atilius Saranus Cr215.1 Q. Marcius Libo...
Roman protomoney is an area that I like. This tray of bronze items was sent by a dealer. I am not usre if it was all from one find, but these...
Nice hoard. I like group photos also! [ATTACH] Should we call this the JG Hoard and give it an arbitrary find spot, Gilligan's Island, so they...
Nice coin and history Bing! A lot has been written on the subject. My take is: Romans started issuing denarii in about 211 BC at about 4.5 grams...
Good point. I have warmed to the idea that we only borrow our coins for a while. I am still working on how to summarize my collection.
I do not remember who suggested: C A Hersh, Coinage of C. Calburnius Piso L. F. Frugi, Numismatic Chronicles 1976. Thanks, I bought the book and...
C.PISO.L.F.FRVGI, Cr 408/1, 67 BC [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republican Denarius, 67 BC, C. Calpurnius L.f. Frugi.AR. Obv. Head of Apollo right in...
great coin and write-up! I have coins from his time in office, but no portrait coins yet. I do have a few coins with Juno Sospita. I think her...
Bidding when you have a budget (and we all do), is a bit of art, a bit of science and a lot of luck. The stars aligned on this coin for you. This...
I did not post the seller's description of the coin. Here it is - Lot 56 Serie anonima sestantale. Asse, dopo il 211 a.C. Cr. 56/2. AE. g. 32.56...
My favorite damaged coin - This coin had the word forato in the description. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] when I googled the word I found [ATTACH] Monte...
I tell myself that I do not need one of each of the anonymous RR denarii, but I could not pass on this one at it's minimum bid. It was a bit like...
Two detective series with Roman characters have coins on the cover and in the stories. (I "borrowed" the book reviews below.) I like detective...
Nice set. Glad they found a good home on your book shelf. I was not aware of this, but it is like The Coinage of the Roman Republic by Edward...
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