I know what you mean. In ordinary room light most coins look much more subtle. But in order to take good pics, you've got to light them well, and...
I like the Trajan very much - it's an honest coin, and I would prefer an example like that to one that's been overly tooled and smoothed. I'm on...
The only coin out of this group that I would have passed on is the first. I think the Aurelian tetradrachm is lovely, and the Theodosius II (I'm...
There is a bit of roughness in the flan directly in front of the bust, and what appear to be shadow letters on the reverse, particularly at 12...
Sorry about that, but it doesn't have to be. A great many things that are important in the collection of modern coins just don't apply to...
Mintage numbers may have been recorded, particularly by the Romans since they were so meticulous. However, the records are lost. I've never seen...
That's a magnificent coin, Steve! The style and detail on the biga are superb.
I looked through a few pages of her denarii at vcoins, and I see what you mean. Some of portraits are pretty, some masculine, others seem like...
When it comes to ancient coins, mintage numbers can only be estimated, and those estimates are usually done by way of die studies. Even then, the...
Martin, the style, strike, and preservation of the Alexandrian coin is superb!
She had a wide face, and a slightly largish nose, but she was not unattractive. It's the hairstyles that seem cartoonish today... Link
This is important for a beginning collector to understand. RIC rarity ratings apply ONLY to the samples taken by the various authors of RIC, and...
At the risk of incurring Doug and Martin's ire for having so few Severan coins, I'll admit to owning only one denarius of Septimius, and now one...
Wildwinds has a thorough overview of his coinage here. Philip I is in fact, very popular among collectors, and obviously many have contributed to...
She's the mother of all bozos.
This is my first purchase of the year. Some weeks ago, I had mentioned my interest in the Cybele types of Julia Domna. Doug Smith recommended this...
Both beautiful coins!
I have Sol - looking for a decent Serapis... [ATTACH]
It's not worth $20 in my book, because for a little bit more, you can get them in much, much better condition. They aren't rare, except for a few...
Yes, and it would be downright silly to lock it back up again. Put the stuff in a museum so we can all take a good look.
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