Just to pile on, Praefectus Coins is a fantastic seller on both eBay and Vcoins. I purchased many coins from him last year (including one that...
A very handsome coin to start the new year!
That one is indeed extremely common, but I think the Pax denarius struck in 75 is also a strong candidate for the most common of Vespasian's...
And what better way to do so than to start off the year with a very common Vespasian bronze. I wonder how many wine bars, baths, and brothels this...
I too thought it was orichalcum based on the photo. However, in hand it certainly looks like copper. The low weight certainly hints that it's an...
Thank you to everyone who commented or took the time to look over the list! I wish all my CT friends a Happy New Year and hope we have 70+ more...
I received this coin in the post today, likely to be the last of 2019 (2 others are still in postal purgatory). It comes with a bit of a mystery,...
As a specialist, nothing else comes close to that feeling of finding a new type. Without us collectors, I wonder how many catalogue numbers would...
Tooling/smoothing are indeed a no no in ancients. For instance, I wanted this coin, but the seller did not disclose the massive amount of taboo...
It's Nectar of the Gods. Once tried you will never drink Lipton again!
Agreed. With silver I collect systematically by RIC catalogue number, which at times is not very 'exciting' ... the bigger picture is more...
Yea, that portrait blew me away when I first saw it!
I probably had the funnest time researching that one ... it entailed a trip to the local zoo and a pleasant chat with a zookeeper!
Cheap and simple: paper envelopes. Why complicate things?
I think pretty much all the coins I'm going to have in hand before the close of the year are in, except for 2 or 3 still winging their way to me...
Over the years I've come across more than a few Flavian 'barbs' listed by dealers as official mint products. If those who have access to the...
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Last week I shared a rare Vespasian Concordia As in my 'Coining ritual' thread. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-coining-ritual.351945/ The...
A Top Ten List to melt a specialist's heart. Well done!
Merry Christmas CT friends! I hope everyone has a safe and peaceful holiday.
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