Very nice! Did you by chance win this t-bone lot that was offered by Leu a month ago? Seems like it's right up your alley!...
When I won this lot from Savoca, I knew that there was a stray LRB hiding in the left of the picture [ATTACH] What I was not expecting was it...
I first completed my Nerva-Antonine dynasty with worn-out denarii for about $20 each. I learned a lot and had fun, but at the end of the day I...
Hobbies by definition are mostly money pits, but coins will mostly hold value better than things like (non-classic) cars or gaming PCs. Collecting...
Coins of Agrippa are common, but most are posthumous. The most common by far is the As minted by his grandson Caligula, decades after his death....
While the thread is bumped, @PaddyB did you ever realize that you had a rare Valentinian III / VOT PVB campgate in the bottom left?
Nice coins! I bought mine for the exceptional obverse - just gotta find one with a nice reverse to make up for it! Can't tell if Shiva is...
Based on the patina, it is almost certainly Vandal, as the patina also matches a couple definitely Vandal coins, probably from the same hoard....
Got this Elagabalus in a mixed lot. Some thought it was an AE Limes denarius, but it's just patinated silver. Before: [ATTACH] After 48 hours...
Got this in a medium-sized lot of mostly barbarous/germanic coins; only one that has me stumped. Vandals? AE4, 9mm, 0.75g Diademed bust right,...
Can't go wrong with Justinian - a nice Solidus has just about the best intrinsic/numismatic price ratio out of any gold coin. This one cost about...
Very nice post and examples! I have one of each as well - Constantine [ATTACH] Maximinus II [ATTACH]
You used [s ] instead of (s) S in brackets is strikethrough Nice coin and writeup by the way!
I go through a lot of 2x2's when I'm actively selling, so this is my go-to:...
Nice writeup! I only have one, a realllllly well-loved AE of Augustus with Gaius and Lucius [ATTACH]
Roman coins of the 1st century circulated and so sometimes you really have to just take what you can get, because pristine pieces are unavailable...
Welcome! I always love to see another Indian enthusiast - this forum is generally more western-oriented, but Gupta coins do pop up from time to...
A desirable coin in any condition! I like that despite the wear, you can still clearly make out her expression. Plotina thus far has evaded me in...
Very nice! I have personally never heard of any association of Azes (I or II) to the biblical Magi from any source that wasn't trying to sell the...
Wildwinds is far from complete - are you sure that's an A and not a Delta?
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