Wonderful portrait on the dupondius and nice reverse on that as! Nero is one of my favorite emperors to collect. He has a wide array of artistic...
What a great assortment you have! My favorite is #11, the Caracalla of Sidon with cart of Astarte under the eagle, followed by #10 (Caracalla...
My absolute favorite recording of a Christmas song: [MEDIA] He sounds like drunk Popeye. A recent purchase I haven't yet posted elsewhere:...
Someday I'll get a cool brockage. I had hoped to acquire this one in NAC 84: [IMG] Upon seeing the catalog it was obvious that the estimate of...
It looks like my SS gift was delivered to the office yesterday but we were closed. Someone must've been there to receive it. I'll get it on...
Oh wow Bing... I'm sorry for your loss and for the understandable bewilderment.
As others have said-- yes it is real and it is very nice for the type! Your coin was issued in the first year of his reign when he was Caesar....
Thanks, everone! I agree and have been working on a worthy writeup :). :) Thanks for letting me know. Good luck with your hunts and above all...
I'm not sure exactly what you meant so I'll answer for each context. 1. If he stopped collecting, I'd actually be sad. While I do get tired of...
Hmm, that could be fun. I just wish he would make a website for his coins! Clio: Please please please start an online archive of your...
I don't know if they had spring-hard alloys but they did know how to make tongs. Here are some depicted on coins. I'd guess they had...
I've purchased or won several coins in recent weeks as well but won't be able to show them yet. I don't think any are top ten material but...
A few honorable mentions... Hadrian drachm with the Isis Pharia and the Lighthouse of Alexandria [IMG] Oitaioi hemidrachm. It has the most...
It was another fantastic and fun year :). Most purchases were Greek, Roman Republican, and Provincial. Of course I love artistic dies, great...
There is no scholarly reason... I simply lose interest in the coins that follow, both the people and the artistry/content (Provincials are an...
:oops: Sorry Noob, office holiday party stuff and family holiday preparations have me swamped. As for the quiz content, I didn't attempt an...
I think it has more to do with the particular copper alloys used in those northern Black sea cities. The fabric itself seems to resist corrosion...
This is a fun game! 1: no idea who that is 2. goat, but I don't know which coin 3. o_O goat head left, with Voldemort's face on the back of...
I don't understand. Which picture is still showing as an active auction: the coin you bid on or the coin you received? It sounds like it is...
Wonderful! That's my favorite of the Caracalla Serapis reverses. Such a showy pose, like a tap dancer with a cane, bowing and sweeping his hat :D.
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