The Lesbos hekte are an excellent way to collect electrum coinage. They are plentiful, and many beautiful examples can be found in the $500 -...
But you know that isn't the truth. Non-collectors' opinions of numismatics have to be taken with a grain of salt. They are often uninformed and...
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These are electrum Hekte of Lesbos. They copy the iconography of the Athenian owls, but they are not Athenian. Athenian gold is extremely...
What TIF said. That's one of the finest bronzes of Alexander I've seen.
I'm working on everything. :confused: My problem is too many collecting themes. Right now I'm feeling the need to turn some attention to my Hard...
The second of the two VOT PR types came in today and I got a chance to image them both. Mighty fine little coins if I do say so myself... [ATTACH]
Sharp new additions, oki. I like them! Looks like that denarius is slightly double-struck.
That's an outstanding coin, red-spork! Well-done!
Die axes vary so much in Roman coinage that they are often left unrecorded by catalogers. Denarii of this era can be oriented either 12h or 6h. I...
It's much too interesting to be Canadian.
6. Tetrarchical, follis of Galerius... [ATTACH] 7. Constantinian Dynasty, follis of Constantine the Great... [ATTACH] 8. Valentinian...
Well I've already modified my original list. I have no Flavian Dynasty coins to share, which is a gaping hole in my collection, but I do have half...
That's a marvelous collection indeed, Doug. In fact, I have my FORVM gallery organized by RIC volumes. Yes, the Gallic Empire should be...
You're welcome. I forgot to mention that once you've acquired all 8 coins, you need to do it all over again with completely different types....
It sounds very much like the rhetoric of modern pundits who dislike a particular president, regardless whether he's Democrat or Republican. How...
Hm, I've seen that denarius somewhere before. ;) I would say a VERY broadly representative collection of Romans, starting with Augustus, would...
Yes, and also, it's not sufficient to the cause of intellectual integrity to generalize. Christianity is not all people who call themselves...
I've never considered an emperor's personal character when acquiring his coins. Here is my most recent of Galerius... [ATTACH] Also a shout-out...
You missed your calling, Z. Have you ever considered graphic design? :D
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