Last week's mail brought another Flavian gem to my PO box. At first glance it is nothing special - a worn, off-centre, average style Titus...
One of my favourite RR types. And a nice example at that!
Super coin with a lot of eye appeal.
Fantastic addition! It being a plate coin is of course a super bonus.
Thanks Steve for the kind words. Getting over that little cat's passing was tough, even now it's painful to think about. But life must go on and...
Oh, what the heck. Count me in.
A lot of things have changed since that photo was posted. Robin died of cancer that fall, I changed the way I store my coins, and I adopted two...
Ro, I suggest you print that comment and tape it up near your computer. Perhaps it will save you needless heartache. :)
Not in my book. But, I'm an obsessive collector, take what I say with a grain of salt. BTW, nice coin.
That is a fabulous reverse! An awesome addition to your collection!
Nice coin with not the usual portrait of Nero Bing.
Butcher and Ponting only provide introductory information about Claudian cistophori since they are outside the scope of the study (which covers...
In The Metallurgy of Roman silver Coinage Butcher and Ponting write the following conerning Claudian cistophori: 'Two reverse types have been...
And here is the Gemini X coin. ;) [ATTACH] Harry and I had discussed the coin at length prior to it showing up in the auction. Needless to say,...
Neptune seems to be the deity of the week around here. I recently purchased this Titus Caesar Neptune from Antioch as an upgrade. [ATTACH]Titus...
A very good bargain. Money well spent!
Now, that is a lovely coin! Beautiful patina and a fine portrait in good style. You should be impulsive more often.
To make matters worse for my wallet, recently I was sent an advanced copy of the RIC II Addenda which has a slew of new types and variants I have...
Interesting style on that one! I like it. Plus, I learned a new word today - 'spoolies'!
That is a super coin alde. Neptune is really bulked up, looking more like Hercules!
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