To add to this - there will be a big exhibition, then the coins go into storage probably for decades, until forgotten. I wonder how many coins are...
Would be nice if this were eventually sold to collectors - more likely it will end up in the basement of a museum somewhere, slowly being consumed...
I can certainly see how the Trajan captures the grandeur that was Rome - oddly enough what does it for me is a certain type of Nero sestertius,...
I am always interested in how people collect - there is always something to learn. This collection is a stunning achievement- there is so much to...
Wish I could take this one down - turns out not only is this listed but it is common - I have an example! - next time I do more research before I post
I love the Caracalla. I really have to wonder at how these types got struck given the celebrations that took place in Rome that took place after...
A friend has managed to purchase close to 10,000 coins over the last 20 years, a sizable number from ebay, including a huge number of imperial...
It is a mystery and something that hasn’t been brought up before. The Byzantines - who of course were really Romans - got out of the habit of...
I believe that this is an unlisted bust type - I also have an example which I will try to post. Blake
The portrait on this coin is beautiful - it has a different look about it perhaps because of the lack of wear - stunning coin though.
================================================= It is one of the reasons I like collecting coins of Septimius - there is always more to learn -...
Wow I did a double take when I saw this coin - I had planned on doing a search for photos of this type for a scrap book I have of Septimius’...
Beautiful example and thanks! Oddly enough it seems that the minute I started to focus on the sestertii of Septimius Severus, the number of coins...
20,000? Are there enough collectors to absorb that many? Perhaps the prices will drop - I cannot believe that if that many coins come to market...
I had forgotten that I had responded to this post much earlier. As far as finding Septimius Severus sestertii from: IMP X, IMP XI, IMP XII, - no...
Unfortunately these will probably not be stored well and could even end up turning to powder. Boggles the mind how twisted the concept of cultural...
This is wonderful resea rch! I can’t wait to check my Orbiana which is unfortunate in a safety deposit box.
Like the drapery on wonderful ancient statuary.
Beautiful patina - I love the shade of green!
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