Over my 30-year collecting "career," I've accumulated a lot of different coins, comprising several different sub-collections, from prutot of the...
That's a different parable that occurs seven chapters later in Matthew.
Congratulations on achieving a collection goal! Nice example, too! And what an informative and interesting write up! [IMG] I have only one...
One might also ask why Jesus used "10,000 talents" in his parable of the unmerciful servant (Matthew 18:24 reads μυρίων ταλάντων). Hyperbole to...
Wow!! Bronzes of any of Elagabalus' wives are hard to come by! Coingratulations, @Julius Germanicus! Here are my Julia Paula coins: [ATTACH]...
Those are cool, @Nathan F!! I love the Tiberius/Livia confronted bust coin of Pergamon! I also like that big Janus head anonymous Republican...
R.I.P., Terence "Astro" Wilson. [MEDIA] Here's a wine-themed coin in his honor. [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Roman AR Denarius, 3.22...
I need a Trajan's column denarius! Here's one that celebrates one of Trajan's achievements, the construction of the Via Traiana. [IMG] Trajan,...
Exactly what happened to me.
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Or, as is apparent on my similar coin above, the jugate busts side of the coin was the actual side struck by the hand-held die and the hammer, and...
Here's a similar coin, but it's unclear who is on the coin because experts disagree. Augustus or Tiberius? Rhoemetalces I or his grandson,...
Yes, about 4% is typical. But I've tried without success to use wise.com at a Polish auction because the Polish bank wouldn't accept it. Moreover,...
I like PayPal if such auction houses accept it (most do). Once you have set up a PayPal account, it's very versatile and easy to use.
I've had this LRB since I don't know when (my computer crashed c. 2006 and I lost all my records). [IMG] Constantine I, AD 307-337. Roman Æ...
It's Titus! RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1078.
If they are of rather soft, pliable plastic, they are not archival. You want the stiff kind that seem almost brittle. The best way is to buy a...
Absolutely, it's safe! All of my coins are in flips. Just make sure they are archival quality, free of PVC.
Bare-chested -- but seen from behind. [ATTACH] Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman AR denarius, 3.58 g, 16.8 mm, 5 h. Eastern Mint, AD 193-196. Obv:...
That sucks. Some years back Agora had difficulty fulfilling their obligations in a timely fashion. Incident #1. Incident #2. But each time, the...
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