Interesting point. Maybe a myth, but the following sounds possible: guy
I can't speak for modern or supermodern coinage, but it's not uncommon for earlier planchets (especially copper) to have intrinsic defects. As you...
Cucombor: A really beautiful coin. Great condition. What's really impressive is the amount of silver still on the antoninianus. Wow. guy
Since you asked.... http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/vabalathus/t.html guy
Thank you for your rapid post, Ancient Doug. I, too, believe that to be true. (Interestingly, Pat Southern agrees with your suggestion that the...
Set me right, everyone. I thought all these Aurelian / Valabathus coins were minted in either Antioch (with the Aurelian radiate head) or...
Beautiful,beautiful pieces of history. Here's mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Absolutely, one of the most fascinating periods in Roman history....
Just an addendum: It's surprising that Decius didn't include Julius Caesar with the "divi series." He certainly would have been worthy of the...
An interesting aside, but relevant to the above.... In AD 107 (about a century and a half before the Decius divi series), Trajan issued a series...
Thanks, everyone for your thoughtful posts. (Great looking coins, Cucumbor :cool:) I am sure the ranking of "the best Emperors" changed over the...
As I'm developing my thoughts about this series, here's the article: It was perhaps these unstable and unhappy times that prompted Decius to...
Those are beautiful modern farthings. But come, join us. The older farthings are calling: guy [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have a slightly different perspective on this coin. First, 1830 was an important landmark year in Great Britain (or more correctly, the United...
Thank you for reading my post. I don't want to mislead you. The numismatic evidence presented in this book, although interesting and insightful,...
Nice jeton. Anything before the restoration (1660) is too brutal for me, I appreciate the beauty of the piece. As you know, Charles I was the...
Not wanting to go too far off tangent.... For anyone interested in Elagabalus, I recommend Martin Icks' book "The Crimes of Elagabalus: The Life...
Nice coin. Nice history. Right now, I'm lost in 17th and 18th century England/Great Britain. I'm now in the midst of reading Jesse Norman's...
For me, anytime before 1660 (the Restoration) or 1688 (The Glorious Revolution) was too bleak and cruel. Anytime after 1837 (the accession of...
Both gold and silver have been viewed as a store of value (rightly or wrongly) for thousands of years. Although rarer, other metals have not been...
I'm always surprised which coins "slip through" for a lower-than-expected bid in a large set of coins that should have all seen high bids....
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