Interesting, I was not aware of that issue. From my reading, Trajan rather intensely disliked Hadrian and never appointed him as his heir - the...
Fun find! I couldn't understand the video, but it seems like the archaeologists working on disassembling the hoard were fairly knowledgeable - I...
Here's a recent cheapie pick up from a Savoca auction Commodus, Joint reign AR Denarius L AVREL COMMODVS AVG, Laureate draped bust right TR P III...
Or perhaps the antoninianus was so totally beyond recovery that it no longer made sense for the provinces to keep on making their own bronze coins...
Thanks for the replies, all! There were a handful of provincial coins with pyramids on them, but IIRC the only ones that look like the Giza...
While working on my Roman Imperial set of each individual as Caesar / Augustus / Divus, I came to realize that despite the impressive historical...
All lots end tonight; all are going crazy cheap! https://www.ebay.com/sch/ashwill0324/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= Highlights: Downsizing...
History tells us that before Constantine took the title of Caesar, he allowed his troops to proclaim him Augustus, then accepted a demotion in...
I had always imagined that at least for the Greeks, the 3D artistry was a form of deterrent for counterfeiters; it takes a lot more skill to...
Been watching a few more of the seller's sales and Ken is right, some of these are getting ridiculous, although there were still a few bargains to...
A couple years ago I suddenly got the itch to grab a few Republican coins, and by some miracle spotted a few fantastic offerings from Agora....
The first three are tough. Atilla the Hun - His empire did not strike attributable coins. Closest would be a $500 solidus of Theodosius II struck...
I had allotted pretty much my entire collecting budget to winning one of the two Saloninus Augustus coins from that auction and was soundly...
Thanks all! I did notice the dot on the owl's forehead, but I was not sure if that was a "make or break" feature for inclusion in the pre-mass...
My bad! Sleep deprived posting! Fixed the tag - Parthicus, not Pellinore!
I agree with @Parthicus . If it's Greek with Kharosthi on the back, it goes in the India binder. Granted, I dont have any monolingual Greek...
It spent a good long while in the US customs black hole, but my Ares win is finally here! Picked this one up only vaguely attributed for a bit...
*Packs bags and moves to Europe*
I try to maintain some semblance of standards for coins that are available and affordable in high grade, but I'll settle for less to save a few...
Man, dont give me ideas! Reeses' are my kryptonite. Just realized that I never showed any of my many, many Roman cherrypicks over the past few...
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