It seems "Caius" and "Gaius" are interchangeable, at least according to some sources. Could it be this guy?...
Very nice indeed. I don't consider the reverse ho-hum at all. I haven't sallied into RR territory yet, save for one fouree, but my starter coin...
Your choices in this collecting specialty seem very limited and pricey, unless I don't know where to look. I don't envy you.
I'm glad this thread got bumped - great read. I'm about to bid on some fakes myself. I would really like to see them in hand.
As Chris said, the first one looks like a cast reproduction of an RR. But the second looks very modern, and probably wasn't made to deceive. It's...
Buying bulk lots of world coins is a good idea if you or your son want coins to play with in hand. Buying a pound of ancients will probably be...
We can get back on track. I find this time period fascinating as well, although I haven't collected any coins from it. I think it'll be my next...
I like my nymphs to look like women. And no claw hands. Call me crazy.
The nymphs on that series have a masculine quality to me, not that there's anything wrong with that. o_O
Gorgeous coin!
It's a great coin, Jerry, but I've seen prettier nymphs. Just sayin'.
Sounds a lot like my Nabataeans - huge Greek influence, but over time developing into a distinctive style. I suppose if you're a culture minting...
Did the Ostrogoths mint any unique designs, or were they basically modeled after Roman ones?
It's a good thing, too. Ikes have been way too cheap.
One thing I've learned about collecting: pay your bills first.
I owned a few of the 2 and 2.5 peso coins at one time, and my understanding was that since you couldn't discern between the originals and...
A funnier question would be what's the chintziest bonus you've ever gotten? I got a 2011 cent. It wasn't even BU - the seller put it in a flip...
Me neither. I've been looking at various coins of the Nabataean king Obodas, but nothing wows me at the moment.
When this thread was first posted, I did some homework on Hadrian and his coinage, and went looking to see if I could find a piece that appealed...
I can't help you, but very nice piece!
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