Fantastic posts everyone!!! The varying reverses are wonderful!!! I never realized so many of us have numerous examples of RR denarii prior to...
Id go after one of @AncientJoe beauties......
Simply beautiful!!! Dang You!!! Now I'm bidding on a gold' coin!!!;):p
I'n really looking forward to your posts!!! And, I'd like the name of the books you mention.....It was an utterly fascinating period of Roman...
Hmmm, it sure looks that way to me too.....but my Arabic is even 'rustier' than my English.
Beautiful!!!!
Gorgeous example @Carthago !!! The details are breathtaking!!!
WOW!! Your work schedule has me EXHAUSTED just reading about it LOL I hope you do find a few spare moments to join us during the Summer;):)
BTW: Has anyone noticed that the left arm of 'Victory' seems to be sprouting out of her stomacho_O:eek::D
@Eng....Like Steve I rarely can take credit for 'skilled photos'..... In this case it's the seller's photo and I'll try to match the quality in...
What an incredible coin!!! The details are phenomenal!!!
At first glance, this appears to be just another Roma-Chariot denarius but it actually differs enough from what I already owned to accept a...
What a wonderful coin!!! I always find your coins fascinating especially when you pleasantly educate me to it's 'hidden' significance(s)..... I...
Wonderful commentary! I share your love of the 'Big Bronzes' and always find them hard to resist!
My love of coins was a natural consequence of my interest in history---the older they are the more fascinating they are to me. So I started with...
Fascinating examples!!!
You're absolutely right!!
Yep!!! Here's another example------8 Reales or the 'Pillar' type that the $ is purportedly based on... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I really like it, but I'm no help at all with that specific provenance...
The only 'graffiti I see on any of my coins (and even identified as 'graffito' by the sellers) are small, seemingly random scratches...But what do...
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