Maybe not, but to me it looks like there was some tooling around the bust, then it was filled in with dirt. I'm not saying a coin can't look like...
If it weren't for Tranquillus' De vita Caesarum, would the 12 Caesars even be a thing? If he had stopped with Vespasian, would we be aiming for...
He means the "other" Doug.
You found a belt buckle, a button, and a coin. If you dig a bit deeper you might find the skeleton.
It was an American sitcom, Sanford and Son. Whenever Fred Sanford got some shocking news, he would hold his heart, as if he were having a heart...
Great find! I'd take up metal detecting if I could find stuff like that.
Post a pic! :)
"Weiss also was required to do 70 hours of community service and write an article about the problem of trading in coins of uncertain origin." I...
I like the idea of a miniature menagerie collection, that is, animals on coins of less than 2 grams. So far I have a boar, tuna, and lion of...
That's a VERY sharp denarius. Nice find!
Great analogy, lol. The Dune trilogy literally consumed one of my teenage summers.
Mine is of average quality - a dealer threw it into a larger lot for ten bucks. It appears to be a smaller denomination at 1g, 8mm. [ATTACH]
Those are excellent choices. I would get both if I were you. :)
I agree with others about a mixed-metal set of 12 Caesars - I think eclectic is more interesting. It gets even more eclectic if you're willing to...
What you see on the coin of Constantine that looks like silver is called "silvering." The Romans used various plating and pickling techniques to...
You seem to have more expensive tastes than I do when it comes to aureii. There are plenty of coins in the 3K-5K range that I find attractive. But...
I DO collect LRB's, and I applaud your choices. I haven't yet acquired one of the Victory/mappa bust types of Constantine II, but I do have some...
A wonderful coin, congratulations!
Yeah, I've bought from him also - always satisfied.
This enormous wrought-iron thing with with a stack of ultra primo mattresses. It really is lovely to sleep in.
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