That is a great reverse! Very eye-catching. Congrats!
Lovely coin @ominus1. Mt Argaeus was rendered a bit differently by the Flavian engravers at Rome. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR Drachm, 3.04g Rome mint...
The lifetime portraits are my favourite ones struck for JC. I am glad to see you finally got an example ... and a nice one at that too!
What a lovely coin Martin. Congrats!
I am a nay sayer.
@TIF I'm glad you got the second set that @Andres2 sent you! Both the fact like minded CT folks appreciate the set for what it is and the...
A breathtaking coin!
It would make things easier and be far more transparent if they would just start the bidding at the reserve price!
Great tet @Mat in very fine style! Interesting to note, it actually may have been engraved and/or struck in Alexandria.
OK, you twisted my arm! The common Rome mint example with 'CAESAR'. [ATTACH]Domitian as Caesar AR Denarius, 3.12g Rome mint, 76-77 AD RIC V921...
I'm glad I downloaded all of his videos since many of them are no longer up on YouTube. He also has done a neat introductory course on Roman...
Yes, I'm sorry to say. Mainly because the story isn't finished quite yet.
So, the seller is saying it was 'accidentally' photographed and uploaded to eBay? Wow. Apparently he isn't studying ethics.
Kevin Butcher's ancient coin videos on YouTube are quite informative and entertaining. Too bad he only made a handful of them.
Very nice @zumbly! I really do need to get off my keister and get some Elagabalus coins!
I wish I could post the rest of the tale now, but I am at the mercy of the postal gods. ;) So, tune in next week. Same coin time. Same coin...
No. He found the coin for sale online and posted the image in the thread. I had to work out myself where it came from. Luckily, I was able to do...
A week or so ago I started a thread in which I lamented missing out on a coveted denarius by just a few seconds....
I collect vinyl and can attest there is a very active community of vinyl collectors on Youtube. Ancient coin collectors may not be as numerous,...
@Orfew and @Jay GT4, you two are encouraging me to collect ancient Flavian counterfeits! What a cool notion to have a coin box full of unofficial...
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