Interesting :) My first thought was Elagabalus. When I get home from work I'll give it a thorough look and check books.
I've bought a smattering of large lots in the past, some with pictures of a few coins, some with no pictures. Overall, it was fun and probably...
(edited) oops, you already know about Dane's pages.
Higgledy-Piggledy Senex Caecilius Strikes again (twice this time) Eight little lines; Roman Collector is Making me laugh with his Poetic history;...
Oh, right! Happy to oblige :D [IMG] EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter AR tetradrachm, 27 mm, 17.0 gm (Attic standard) Alexandreia mint, struck 313/12 BCE...
I agree and had to look at it several times before I could understand the elephant. More like a giant tapir :D An absurd but fun "collection" on...
You can buy (or make) a manual hydraulic press for a reasonable price :) Here's a 20 ton press by Bonny Doon, a popular brand in the jewelry...
Wow! Very cool :)
I've started mapping my Provincials on a virtual map but have fallen behind. Some of the city locations are imprecise and for some, more accurate...
I'll stay away from his Imperials (mostly) but I need to ask you to stay away from his Provincials :p :D
I'm a list loser. I make lists and then can't find where I put them, or where I filed them in the computer. :oops: As for coin collecting, I do...
What a majestic portrait!
Regarding your question, "Is this what Alexander III looked like", AJ posted a similar question and portrait coin a few years back. You might be...
BIG thumbs up for your post! What a great summary. Where did you get that fantastic timeline-- or did you make it?! Collecting at least one...
Wow, how did I miss this thread? Noob-- fantastic coin and fantastic images!
(The above quote captured before it, like so many posts, was changed.) I give up. I don't think the problem is merely a language barrier....
o_O Well, Ro... as concerned as you seem to be about your number of "likes", starting a thread in which you disparage a great number of other...
What a great assortment of coins of a great empress! A Domna Fecunditas denarius was high on my wish list for a couple of years and I rarely saw...
:D Yeah, mine's in there too. I pulled pictures from the most recent COL NEM thread.
Kids? I would have played :)
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