I love that one! But I imagine a 3 horse chariot would be very difficult to control. Trigatus?
Thanks :) Actually it’s a quadriga not a biga. A biga is 2 horses. A quadriga is 4 horses. Hence the name quadrigatus. I just learned that...
Thanks Donna! :) I think it's pretty cool to have a Roman coin from before the Empire period. Not to mention I just love the coins with "ROMA"...
Hey fellow collectors! I wanted to share my newest pickup with you guys. I think I got it at a great price! This is a Roman Republic...
Are you looking for an 09 VDB like mine or an 09 S VDB in the same condition as mine?
Hmm how is the weight on it? Is it within margin of error for what it’s meant to be?
Yeah see mine looks like it was minted like your second picture one was. But then had the red highlighted area clipped. Like this: [ATTACH]
Oh yeah don’t forget Julius Caesar! :) His denarii are the only ones I’ve ever seen that weigh up to 4 grams and over. [ATTACH]
Well I mean it’s known as a historical fact that Caligula spent 1 Billion sesterces in the first year of his reign alone. O_O That’s 250 million...
I did indeed look at your table. My comment was in response to the table you posted.
Well I mean I don’t think any Emperor issued denarii that were pure (or 99%) silver right? If I recall correctly even when the denarius was at...
Very nice one! I’ve always wanted one of those Midas/Croesus coins! This “heavy series” gold croesid is my dream coin but I’ll never be able to...
Got any pics?
Well darn that’s kind of a bummer to buy a clipped coin without knowing it’s clipped until afterwards. However since NGC marked it as problem...
Dang imagine how long it would take to make coins if you’re limiting to making one at a time o_O
But usually with misaligned strikes the portrait may be off center but then there is extra metal extending outside the normal area right? Like in...
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