Yeah, on CT it's overwhelmingly anti-slab. I just hope in the larger ancient community it is as well.
I hope we anti-slab ancient collectors are not fighting a lost cause. Will the onslaught of slabs in the ancient coin community result in their...
That's a really neat coin steeped in history. Love the write-up too!
Great coin and nice write-up!
An excellent coin despite having some wear still has a lot of eye appeal. Actually this type with those legends is quite rare. My example is from...
$6.95 for just 5 of these! Those with larger collections would really have to budget them in.
I can see where you're coming from in regards to the monument possibly being a 'crypt', but I think it has more in common with the Ara Pacis...
In the Flavian period the cistophorus was equal to 3 denarii. Both were struck near the same silver fineness of 80% during Titus' reign.
Cistophori with Latin legends had been produced since the time of Augustus. Although they are considered both an imperial and provincial issue,...
What a fantastic coin! I love it. Style, rarity, and eye appeal combine together to make this an exceptional acquisition. congrats!
This has been a summer of cistophori for me. Last month I was able to score a rare Titus cistophorus and recently I acquired this Domitian as...
A good solid Vespasian denarius! Many of these seated Pax types were struck before Vespasian's arrival in Rome - I think yours is one of those. A...
Great OP coin with a lot of awesome pegasi in this thread! Here's an imperial example struck in the provinces. [ATTACH] Domitian as Caesar AR...
Now, that's an ancient forgery I would welcome with open arms. Fantastic addition!
A terrific coin, certainly worthy of 'white whale' status! I also like how you included photos of the paper envelopes. Congrats!
The end results aren't unpleasant, but I do prefer the 'before' look. However, I don't know if my preference is due to an artefact of the...
Registered mail is tracked only from certain countries by USPS. http://faq.usps.com/?articleId=1437076354655 Spain isn't one of them. As a...
Agreed. I ordered a rare CD from Spain last week and it was shipped via regular mail, no tracking - it arrived within a week. Coins shipped by...
Yeah, I'll admit I'm a fanboy.
She also did a series of Mellon Lectures that cover more ground. Here is a link to the first lecture....
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