On the contrary having a photograph your first coin is important to what I am trying to put together - a database of Elagabalus' rare sestertii....
A write-up worthy of a Celator front page article! Thanks!
Sorry it took a long time to respond - these are both beautiful sestertii! As to scarcity, I can put it like this - I do not think there s such a...
Typical for China - they are not ready to be members of the world economic community. But the high tech moguls have decided otherwise.
interesting that there are none dupondii for IMP X - could be a failure of any to survive, I prefer to think that the mint was focused on silver...
Impressive
Thanks I just purchased the Elagabalus Salus Antonini sestertius and Pontif Max dupondius sold by Lanz. There are only a few other example of...
Is the information recorded by Rodger Bland available on the internet? I use ACSEARCH to judge rarity (I do not have access to Banti, which also...
terrific examples!
If TE FORD was on "I Love Lucy" as Lucy's country cousin then I remember howling with laughter when he slept in the cot without opening it up - I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Coin of the Mines Under Marcus Aurelius RIC 1255 2.50 Grams 16mm Inscribed "METAL AURELIANIS" in Wreath It appears to be human...
maybe it is the rarity that means higher prices. But for purposes of the silver itself, the fact that China is (no big surprise) cheating should...
Bet most North Koreans are not bad either - but they have had to withstand decades of misery due to an ideology that some misguided or otherwise...
True. Unfortunately North Korea is one of many countries that proves my history teachers assertion that repression does NOT lead to revolution....
My understanding is that almost nothing is known about Elymais other than it coinage. I find that fascinating. Thank God for the historians of...
I could write up a lengthy response (agreeing with your points although among other things) but....better not...
Interesting - but it also appears to show a design. Wish I could see the coin in person!
Agreed - since there doesn't appear to be any evidence of coins where this was worn away (but see next post). I just did another quick search on...
Very typical for this country which is engaged in a cold war with the United States (if not the rest of the world) only the US and elsewhere do...
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