That is my opinion.
Since this thread was extended to Gallus, I'll show what I consider to be a 'almost' great coin. I love the portrait with mullet. I love the...
Warren's coin is a wonderful example from a time when the coins were not what they once were. From the standpoint of a student of the series, the...
Yes, this DI PATRII is the clincher. It is listed as unique. https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=91427 If you want to be put in your...
A few years ago I did some photo work for a vCoins dealer including this toned Republican. She wanted quite a lot for the coin so I did not even...
I have had great fun in the past making plaster casts in clay but sometimes it is hard to get clay proper for the purpose. I may have to try...
Thin foil is better because the detail transfers through better. Be careful when pressing or it will tear.
This is what got me started into foils. The owner of these coins made the pressings like mine but then filled the backs with glue and folded the...
Several of the questions asked above can be answered with a review of changes I see in the hobby over the last 50 years" 1. The 50 cent Didius...
Even those of us who have played in this hobby for decades have trouble realizing just how many of the things there are and how many people...
I started collecting ancients when in high school. By 1974, I had over 150 almost all Roman of the first through third centuries AD. The birth...
I keep my coins in RIC order which means you need to know which mint comes in what order. If everyone would give a page number or if the authors...
Milan had two coins in this volume, both gold, one a multiple R5. People who own solidi have to fend for themselves.
Value in collectibles is a matter of opinion. Right now there are enough people who want silver dollars with bright colors that people can expect...
That is a great as. The problem is that sestertii of Vitellius are so very impressive that the less common as gets no respect. The as was a...
The Jital posted and JA answering with my page link reminds me that we get new members regularly enough that things we discussed over and over...
Who said anything about the marines being able to come back? The Roman soldiers who survived wars of that day got retired to Nemausus and had...
I might ask that question of Brilliant Maps. They may be working on it.
I suspect Steve's patinated bronzes are stable for a lot longer than any of our silvers. They got green and red while buried which they no longer...
Your coin represents the most common of the Eastern variations. I'd see your decision now is whether you want to upgrade the Emesa or get...
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