I had always thought that the sestertii of Severus Alexander indicate some loss of craftsmanship and art compared to other sestertii of the period...
Stunning coins - simply beautiful - and proves the point I made in my post on this thread.
Looks fine to me!
These are certainly ten gorgeous sestertii, but I think I could find dozens nicer than many of these that sold for a fraction of the price. All it...
I I have noticed very high auction prices as well. The number of people who collect ancient coins seems to have dropped significantly - I have...
Beautiful coin - the sestertii of Soaemias are as rare or more rare than Julia Paula - I had to search and search before I found mine in French...
It is bizarre that there were a number of Augustus restoration issues for sale in a short time frame - these are not common either but certainly...
Wonderful article about a more obscure imperial coin topic. It is great to have these coins, without which I could never afford to buy an Augustus...
I have also wondered how this coin made it way to Eastern Europe and have no idea why - you are correct that the coins as Augustus were a...
Thanks Curtis I knew that you would have comprehensive information on the other bronze coins of this type and from this mint - this will go in my...
I remember as a kid in the early 1960's you could buy confederate money by the pound. Then they became collectable. Reminds me of the thousands of...
Beautiful coin and a terrific counterpart that illustrates quite nicely the difference in portraiture between Lugdunum and Rome.
When I was a kid, collecting US pennies and the like, and poring over the 1964 "Redbook" I would come upon coins that were so rare that instead of...
I am sometimes floored at end prices of common coins on European auctions - I wish I recall specific examples. I watched much of a European...
One of the wonderful things about this hobby is the sometime ability to find nice coins at a good price. Also it is a good feeling to participate...
Too many typos!
Beautiful portrait - tough to find something this nice for Septimius.
Nice! I was seven at the time, was very much a coin collector - I remember how excited I was when my dad bought me two proof sets for the year...
Wonderful write up and response. I bought a copy of Zosimus's book from Amazon some months ago. His accuracy about many things is less than great....
For those who like the coins of Septimius Severus there is a HUGE Very HEAVY example of this type being sold by Naville Numismatics zzz I forget...
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