I agree about the special status of the reclining Dioscuri type from Tomis. Mine was issued in the name of Caracalla and has a quite young...
I am so happy to hear that some of us are getting enjoyment out of our hobby. In truth, we may never know for certain what the intent of the coin...
Traditionally, coin people would place the first Byzantine ruler as Anastasius because of his currency reform that gave us the large M follis in...
I have not. There are many coins of the period with multiple c/m's but I have not seen them with more than one named ruler.
-1 Are there no online venues for the discussion of politics (AKA 'parallels to modern society')? Are there no places where criminals of Rome can...
Thanks. I wonder why the c/m was considered necessary during the lifetime of Augustus. I figured it was post 14 AD.
There are many 95 CRI LED panels on eBay for a lot less than $250. I paid $29 for mine....
I don't think anyone bought it. You should have heard the sigh of relief from its friends (especially B):...
You went to Don first; I went to Andy. At this show, I did better at Don's. I have not posted the best yet. What did you buy from Andy that I...
Another crummyo_O Doug coin (you have to read all the threads to understand all the comments): My next Baltimore refugee is an as of Augustus of...
Who just got called a crummy collector?
Henry VIII 2d TC Durham [ATTACH] Henry 8 groat Canterbury - a photo challenge [ATTACH] Elizabeth I milled 6d 1567 [ATTACH] Elizabeth I 6d...
Where is the 'pitchfork parade' when you need them?
There is one more point that might secure my position in the parade. Barry's opinion on a coin is as valuable to me as anyone's I know with one...
Great lion! Is that a date under the throne?
When separating the three sub classes of A, it is always good to pay attention to weight. A1's are smaller, A2's larger and A3's in the middle....
Another Baltimore coin that I have always wanted is the denarius showing Trajan's father seated with legend DIVVS PATER TRAJAN. Trajan was...
I am unaware of an erased in die model. These twin portrait coins were made for years. There are young kids and both Augusti models. There are...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Follis Above will tell you all you need but below allows getting ridiculous....
My first coin from my Baltimore group is a denarius of Geta Caesar with a reverse of Minerva standing. This reverse is a bit more frequently seen...
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