Nice pick ups! I was watching a handful of lots, but totally forgot to check in on them. Just as well - only a couple went for a price that I...
I have the same galley type as well [ATTACH] By the time Theodosius was in power, Rome was already starting to circle the drain, and most coin...
Beautiful coin! I have been meaning to pick up either this type, or the more popular ADOPTIO, which are just about the only way to pick up a...
Very nice adds! The middle one is definitely 1.4.3 and is special in that it shows the entire bottom of the obverse die, including the tiny...
Nice one! These LRB's do tend to try to magically age everyone to about 20-35, but sometimes the real age does shine through. I had always assumed...
Thanks all! To Doug's point, a 12 Caesars set doesn't necessarily have to be a bank-breaker, even at relatively nice grades. True, it is nearly...
I'm pretty sure that I have already posted all of them here, but I found myself re-organizing some binders the other week and decided it was time...
I'm pretty sure Suetonius said it, more along the lines of "Augustus liked to play along with the silly spirit of Saturnalia, and gave out old...
I'm shocked at how much the bidding is on this coin (nearly $5,000!) But I would imagine it was just squirreled away when it was brand new, and...
Fascinating! The vassal states between the great Persian empires and India proper have always been a point of fascination, even if I don't...
It's fascinating the types of opinions one will run into once you stray outside of collector circles. Start posting ancient coins on other sites,...
Funny, I was thinking on this and even took a photo of this same conundrum. I have two passions when it comes to ancient coins - Roman Imperial,...
That's always a shame when a coin breaks or gets damaged in our care. I once bought a large lot containing a number of late Sassanian drachms and...
Where on earth did they get this for Quintillus? [ATTACH] Of all of the crisis emperors, he was only one who apparently kept his beard closely...
Nice Faustinas! Faustina I Lifetime [ATTACH] Diva Faustina I [ATTACH] Faustina II as Pia Filia while daddy was still alive [ATTACH] Faustina...
Tiny fallen horseman barbs are fun! I bought these from a fellow collector who was leaving the hobby. Can't remember measurements; they're tiny...
Nice examples. These are often called widow's mites in error; the actual coin referenced in the bible was the lepton; which weighed less than a...
Helena coins are fun. I bought a couple medium sized lots of her coins a couple years ago and despite the problems, I couldn't help but be drawn...
Congrats! IMO, the DICT PERPETVO portrait denarius of Caesar is arguably one of the most important coins ever minted - how many other coins can...
Thanks for taking a look! I checked a few monogram sites, but was not aware of that one! Still no luck, so I guess it gets filed back away with...
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