Nice brockage, (note - spell check is telling me that I miss-spelled brockage). It is interesting that the * has straight line on the incuse side,...
Looks like the last set of pics is fully cleaned. Good work! I bet someone with a bit more LRB experience than me could identify the ruler who...
I have been interested in how experts date Roman Republican coins since I decided to focus my efforts on this series. There are no mint records...
I agree, the cross on the Nikephoros III nice. Pardon me for re-posting the coin I flip when refereeing volleyball. I have worn the nose of this...
I picked up a few ancients from a bargain box for my first Roman coin purchases. The dealer advised me to buy books. He said I could go for the...
Like the EID MAR in the novel "Double Daggers" by James Clifford.
My two cents worth: 1. For US coins, I think the cent is the oldest circulating coin. A local coin club "drops" old coins around town for...
Looks like a bunch of subliminal Republican messages on election day to me. [ATTACH] nice coins and pictures, I need to improve my photo techniques
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republic. L. Papius Celsus, AR Denarius, Rome, 45 BC. Obv - Head right of Juno Sospita, wearing goat-skin headdress....
A recent thread discusses the last item in a collecting group, or a show stopper. I wonder about the other end, or the first item in a collection...
Nice coins. I picked up a Numidian coin coin recently. I have wanted one since reading The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome) by Colleen...
I have purchased ancient coins for about a decade, if you do not include the one I bought in the 8th grade in 1966. Freeman & Sear were at the top...
Could any of the marines speak Latin or another ancient language? A few generations ago, an educated person would, but not so much now. Without...
My only slabbed coin. I wanted this coin because the statue on top of the column is almost visible. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republican AR...
Nice coins. My last Semis is a late cast one. It looks a bit better in hand. The casting holes show too well in the picture. I like that the...
Thanks for lots of input. My wife agreed about the Victorinus story. My thinking was the coins would stay with mom & dad for a long time and then...
Oops, forgot to add this one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republic Anonymous AE As Obv - Janus Rev - prow 25 grams, 30 mm, 211 to 150 BC (I can not...
I picked up a medal of Ed White last week. The youth center at our church was named for him (until Ike flooded it). In 1975 the church raised...
GH, nice coin. I would like to have one that nice in my collection. I think the most important feature of this coin is the name CAESAR on the...
I referee volleyball and must flip a coin to start a match. I started using large British pennies, and was impressed when I saw someone use a US...
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