If you want attractive Roman silver of decent size and good fineness that doesn't break the bank, Gordian III ants are the way to go.
Test, ignore.
It's not that black-and-white, although your point is quite true in a general sense. The denarius underwent a slow debasement toward the end of...
Money laundering is a real possibility. I've always thought modern art auctions were money laundering schemes - after all, who in their right mind...
You have to remember that some auction houses, like Leu, are playgrounds for the rich. When you've got money to burn, it's no big deal to bid 4 or...
I can't help you, but that's an intriguing bit of history and a wonderfully arcane bit of collecting!
@ominus1 : That's hands-down the coolest antique I've ever seen! @Terence Cheesman : Safe travels and by all means, please post from the London...
That was charming, thank you so much for sharing it!
O SOLE MIO...:singing:
Yes, hemidrachm is correct. They sometimes get called quinarii by dealers, which is a bad habit. Thanks for the input everyone! I'll leave it be -...
I miss the musty old Waldorf. Lots of fond memories there, poring over ancient coins all day long. Manhatten is a bitch to get in and out of...
I always buy cheap souvenir coin reproductions (most are made in China) whenever I travel. Why not?
Great idea for a thread. I got fed-up with myself (so to speak) and set out to lose weight last summer. Down 55 pounds from 257 to 202, knocking...
That's a gorgeous denarius! I frequently read portions of his Meditations as an evening devotion. Words to live by.
Tooling and repatination is also a problem with certain Middle-Eastern sellers offering Levantine coins. They don't see it as a problem - in fact,...
Well, here's the large version if you insist. I typically don't like giant images of such small coins, but your will is my command! o_O [ATTACH]
It's a very rare coin in a very high grade (Caesarea Cappadocia), but the toning is uneven and ugly on the obverse and almost totally black on the...
The Komana issues of the Perseus types are indeed rare - as you've noticed, most offerings on the market are from Amisos. Your example is...
A very interesting feature of one of the earlier anepigraphic reverse aurei (RIC III 406a) is the scene behind the columns - walls of stone blocks...
So many Gallic coins deemed unofficial, or barbarous, have a cast aspect - as does yours. Yet you found a struck example that does indeed appear...
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