If you don't mind viewing your coins through mylar plastic. I prefer seeing them in hand with no barriers.
A flock of ravens. [ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius, 3.40g Rome Mint, 80 AD RIC 131 (R), BMC 82, RSC 323a Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head...
I second using Guardhouse envelopes. Cheap and very good quality. I switched to envelopes last year after using cardboard 2x2s for a long time....
Yes. I've been doing some research on the early portraiture of Vespasian's first denarius issues at Rome and it has led me to a couple of new...
Fixed. :)
In anticipation of a new coin arriving at my PO box in the next day or two, I thought it would be fun to preview it, so to speak. But which one...
The catalogue will make a great coffee table book.
Fantastic portraits on that one. You did very well. Congrats!
Awesome coin Greg! Nice to hear from you again. And great picture of Meroe too. In my armchair travels I just saw a segment about Meroe on PBS's...
You're correct about the Rome portrait. Vespasian looks a bit more 'severe' in it than on the provincial example. The scholar Barbara Levick...
That's a terrific variant.
Obtaining a Cappadocian didrachm of Vespasian is fairly easy. They are plentiful and were struck in decent numbers. Obtaining a didrachm of...
Yes, call USPS and talk to a live person and tell them your situation ... they might be able to redirect the package. If it is being sent back,...
I've never had that happen before. It appears they have sent it back to the sender. The Jamaica sorting facility is one of the first ones an...
It boggles the mind to think how the engravers were able to work dies that small! Excellent coin Bing!
Oh my gosh yes! The new RIC II is a completely new book, it's not a revision. There are hundreds of additional catalogue entries, new...
Fantastic!!!
The new RIC has a date of January - June 70. Being undated, it isn't a precise time frame!
The tensa facing right variant is extremely rare. It took me years to find my example! Nicely done.
Currently awaiting a coin from Italy. I hate waiting on Poste Italiane ... extremely slow!
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