"This particular coin appears to have been minted in the kingdom of Lydia in western Anatolya, sometime in the second half of the seventh century...
A couple of my favorite Alexandrian tetradrachms are of Claudius II. [ATTACH] Emmett 3878(1) R1 [ATTACH] Emmett 3896(3) R4 Here's a posthumous...
I don't have a Colosseum sestertius in my pocket but Venus Cloacina's shrine looks stage-like... [ATTACH]
Oh great. Another interesting type for the watch list. :D
Yep, there sure are a lot of interesting coins up for auction in the next couple of months! I've neglected virtually all other hobbies and...
I'm pretty sure this is a more accurate depiction of our favorite coin nut when he's on the hunt. [ATTACH] There actually is an certain...
Welcome, tobiask! I'm not an expert but I see no reason for concern. I'm sure others will be along shortly to render their opinions.
That is a different portrait style. Interesting.
It's charming :)
Even though I don't (yet) collect Eight Reales, the book looks great! I always enjoy Swamper Bob posts. Thanks for the heads-up :)
It's hard to believe the architectural complexity of the Colosseum! I never would have imagined such a structure was possible at that time in...
From my grandfather. My mom decided to sell them-- then I decided to keep them. I paid her for bunches of them and sold some on her behalf....
That was a very interesting article, Valentinian! It makes me want to obtain a set of his portraits.
Ooooh, I'm jealous of that last one Oki. Nice find!
Thanks for the coin-compliments everyone! Researching the writeup was lots of fun. I may have misstated a few things though. Cloaca Maxima is...
Yes, I cleaned them. I bought acetone by the gallon. That residue is tenacious! It took many long soaks and many changes of acetone to fully...
Here's what PVC 2x2s do to silver coins when stored for decades in cigar boxes under beds. It took gallons of acetone to soak off the residue...
Yep, as soon as I learned of the type it shot to the top of my MUST HAVE list. I headed to the WFOM and went table-to-table looking for them. I...
Belated HBD, Aurelian! Here are a couple of Provincial representations. [ATTACH] This one was from the group lot that had makeup on many,...
The Selge is very interesting :)
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