Thank you for the very kinds words Doug, and of course I must mirror them exactly because 15 years ago when my website was still just in text...
series: C.CENSORIN, L.RVBRI DOSSEN, VER GAR OGVL, M FAN L CRIT, L.IVLI BVRSIO, C. LICINIVS MACER, P.FOURIVS CRASSIPES, L.SVLLA IMPER ITERVM,...
series: D.SILANVS, L.PISO FRVGI, C.VIBIVS PANSA, M.CATO, L.TITVRI SABINVS, CN LENTVL (only six series among these 20 coins - each moneyer issued...
Series: L.H.TVB, L.SATVRN, C.COIL CALD, Q.THERM M.F, L.IVLI L.F. CAESAR L. CASSI CAEICIAN, C.FABI C.F, M.LVCILI RVF, LENT.MAR.F, C.EGNATVLEI,...
I haven't publicly listed all the issues with it - and won't here as there's a lot of benefit to fakers to understand what they need to fix next...
The fake Licinius Macer sestertius, you mean. The early Roman coinage Cr.13 obol variety was unquestionably genuine. The Licinius Macer...
The coin illustrated is from a later period and is an anonymous version of the coin types with rostrum tridens (second series), star or rudder....
series: M.CIPI, C.FONT, P.NERVA, L.PHILIPPVS, T.DEIDI, L.TORQVA, CN.BLASIO, L.CAESI, L.MEMMI, L.VALERI FLACC, M.HERENNI, L.CORNELI SISENA, L.SCIP...
series: M.ACILIVS, CN.DOME, elephant head, M.METELLVS , Q.MAX, C.CASSI, T.Q, N.FABI PICTOR, C.METELLVS, M.FOVRI, L.POMPONI, CN.DOMI Q.CVRTI M.SILA...
Resuming again after a week in Melita (Malta) Series: L.ANTES, C.SERVEILI M.F, C.CVR F. Victory, L.TREBANI, TI.MINVCI, C.F.AVGVRINVS, M.MARCI...
Love the photos!
It'll look lovely. I love my aurei worn to the nubbins, holed etc. But seriously you can get a solidus for $500 pretty easily and a worn and...
For common types, GVF with perfect surfaces and strikes is my standard. For rather rare coins and for struck and cast bronzes, my min is about VF...
Beautiful. The semis, without club symbol, is very rare. I do not have one.
In 1985 there were two Credit Suisse/ Swiss Kreditinstalt auctions and one fixed price list. [ATTACH] Auction 4 has a lot of aes grave, about 60...
Thanks Blake There will be a lot more to come, I am about half way through. What's left includes the popular Imperatorial era where I have some...
Absolutely correct. And I learnt my trade by collecting exactly these sort of coins, and then when I'd spent 10 years studying them, passing them...
series: NAT, C TAL, L.SAVF, P.SVLA, SAFRA, NATTA, L.ITI, C.IVNI C.F, mast & sail, L.SEMP PITIO, C.TER LVC, L.ATILI NOM, M.AVRELI COTA, P.PAETVS,...
Thank you Mike! That SAX / C.SAX distinction can be really helpful. SAX is much rarer in any denomination so well done. Innumerable cases where...
series: VARO, PVR, OPEIMI, P.BLAS, VAL, TA, TVRD, anchor, ass, star, SAR Some notable coins: - the anonymous as RRC 197-198/B1a is actually an...
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