What a great thread and coins. I especially like the historically significant medal with its Jacobite propaganda from 4to2centBC . Quick...
They are nice coins, but expeeensive. They went way above the initial estimate. I imagine the market for these pieces is small and specialized....
Interesting article. These quotes from the article especially caught my attention: “There appears to be an interesting geographic divide:...
A portrait sadly rejected for a British coin design: [ATTACH] guy
In the US, copyright laws still exist: http://izismile.com/2011/12/29/fake_mcdonalds_around_the_world_25_pics.html [ATTACH] [ATTACH] guy
This forum serves many roles: a social gathering place; a site to present original research; a site to share and critique new purchases; a...
Great pictures. Did they have much of a numismatic presentation? (I am sometimes amazed that museums sometimes will have a great Greek-Roman...
Interesting collection of Ancient Roman coins found. (Sorry if this is a repost.) Don't know what to think....
Although the discussion may have gone off on a tangent, it has remained respectful and very informative. No need to lock it. The point I was...
For us non-numismatists (but lovers of that Las Vegas), this currency with Benjamin Franklin is also a favorite....while it lasts: [ATTACH] :cigar:
Yep. I don't participate in the Ancients forum there, however. Most of my contributions have been on English (and later British) history...
He also didn't like Americans. Here is my favorite anecdote (possibly apocryphal) about Gibbon: "On one occasion during the American...
What wonderful coins and discussion. (This keeps a non-numismatist like me coming back to cointalk to learn new aspects about history.) For me,...
Thank you for the very informative answer. Numismatics comes alive whenever a coin is put in its historical and social context. (That is why I...
Let me show my numismatic ignorance. Were these ducats typically used for more foreign trade or were they also used for domestic transactions? If...
AncientJoe: Nice collection and great history. Thank you for sharing, Guy
Nice thread. It really promotes the study of Ancient numismatics. It's good to see that the Ancient forum has a current buzz despite these coins'...
Sorry for the "bump up" of this post, but I found this interesting information while researching Oscan, the language of many of the allies during...
[ATTACH] Possibly another coin from the series. (Not my coin or picture.) HN Italy-420 Denarius Social War Bacchus in wreath, Bull goring wolf...
Question for our Ancient experts: I was recently reading a review of the book "SPQR" by Mary Beard....
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