I bought the first one from a dealer on ebay. I found it by searching for Roman coins and a junk dealer from the NW US was in the search. The coin...
Great recap of the coin show. The WS folks let me in free! I posted a few pics in the ancients thread -...
two thumbs up, one for the coin and one for de-slabbing I have two Neros [ATTACH] [ATTACH] the first was an ebay purchase advertised as a coin,...
There is some debate on this subject. Julius Caesar was the first to put his portrait on the obverse of a regular issue of Roman coinage. He was...
Interesting line of thoughts. I agree with you on the subject of needing to improve the drawing power of our hobby. You did not mention that the...
Nice coin and great presentation. Your statue looks like she is rolling her eyes or is a bit tipsy.
My favorite forato coin taught me a new word in Italian: forato = hole or drilled [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Monte Forato [ATTACH] there are...
Nice coins. I like the first tet. If you have a good imagination and think Sulla is driving the quadriga, your coin shows a living Roman about 40...
[ATTACH] my last purchase at the ANA, some old beads. [ATTACH] it was neat to see the '43 copper cent [ATTACH] a 1913 V nickel [ATTACH] and an...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I passes on this one due to price a last weekend. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The coin I bought instead. RR Denarius,...
excellent research
More (than you wanted to know) on coin #3 above. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica Roman Republican silver denarius, 47 - 46 BC...
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A Roman Republican denarius minted in Africa by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio and Marcus Eppius. Metellus Pius Scipio fled Rome in...
I made a quick trip from Houston to Dallas this weekend for the ANA. I saw several Wow coins. I will post a couple of pics tonight and more info...
Nice coin and good (high) weight. Vecchi graded a bit stricter than most do now.
Is anyone from this group going to the Nat Money Show in Dallas? I am considering a trip north for a day or so. I noticed a couple of interesting...
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