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Your second 10 coins are as nice as any I have in my top 10. The Didius is my favorite. I need one of these.
FAC has it as "cista mystica", and I do believe they are correct. Definition: The cista (or cista mystica) was a basket used for housing sacred...
Nice ones @Orfew. I see you have another niche with excellent examples.
Welcome @RichardT. I have one of these: [ATTACH] AUGUSTUS AR Quinarius OBVERSE: IMP VII CAESAR - Bare head right REVERSE: ASIA RECEPTA -...
This is an old thread and now I'm comfortably on my way to 70
They are all great coins, but I cast my vote based on rarity. And in that case, there are two which seem more rare than the others, so my vote...
I thought this would be easy to pick a favorite when I first looked at your post and saw the first coin you posted. Not so. You have some really...
[ATTACH] ILLYRIA, DYRRHACHIUM AR Drachm OBVERSE: Cow stdg. right, head turned, suckling calf left, ΞENΩN, eagle above, hound running right in...
I was thinking on this tradition. Since my wife is the boss all year long, I was wondering, if we could do a role reversal where I become the...
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Happy Saturnalia, everyone! Or, as the Romans said, Io Saturnalia! I've extracted the following from internet sources. It's just a summary of...
Love the Aelius
Nice coins all. My favorite is your #2 with Geta and Caracalla reverse, but it's very close to your #1, the Corinthian stater with Silenus and #....
Amazing what we have to explain to non collectors, eh?
Very nice @Nvb. I have one poor example so I need to begin a search for one or more. I'd be very very happy with an example like yours.
Without a doubt my favorite is the the "crock" from Nemausus
Hear, hear!
It is my impression over 35 years of collecting that prices kinda keep pace with inflation, but I haven't noticed what I would call bobbles or...
Same, same
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