The reverse on this coin is spookily lifelike. The portrait looks almost modern rather than ancient.
Titus was a very interesting emperor. During his reign the Colosseum was completed, he ended the Jewish rebellion, and he provided extensive aid...
These are all stunning, world-class coins but I'll admit to being partial to The Port of Ostia (#4) and the Daric (#9).
A while ago in one of his posts, dougsmit made the observation that certain coins of Galba (viz., sestertii) might have been the apex of Roman...
Here's a 2" x 2" note that I put into my flips (when I display my coins that way) and it has room for more information: [ATTACH]
In addition to the standard level of smoothing that you see in most AEs, there may be some minor tooling on both the obverse and reverse. On...
In addition to owning one of these coins, I have seen a large number of genuine ones for sale by dealers and at various auctions. Despite the low...
[ATTACH] I tend to think this is a genuine AE, although the patina doesn't look like most AEs that I own. Here's some of my thought process /...
The coins in this thread are all very distinctive portraits, both artistically as well as representationally. I'm hoping that more coins with...
I find myself generally in agreement with TIF's observation about this issue. Rarely is a situation so black-and-white that you can simply walk...
[ATTACH] GAIUS (CALIGULA) AR Denarius (3.68 g.) Lugdunum 37 - 38 A.D. RIC 16 C CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR POT laureate head of Caligula right....
Funny you should mention the Aegypto Capta coin. It's one of the very few that I find strongly drawn to acquiring, even though I already have an...
It's always interesting that former allies almost always end up as enemies (Octavian and Marc Antony, Octavian and Lepidus) other than Brutus and...
[From Vcoins] THIS WEEK IN HISTORY The Second Triumvirate November 11th, 43 BC By Zachary Beasley Octavian had been involved in conflicts with...
One of the best features of the Internet is the relatively easy availability of useful information on high-end coin prices, via the acsearch.info...
It appears that the venue for this re-enactment of an ancient event was the modern-day Forum Shops at Caesars casino in Las Vegas. True or not?
I think you're misunderstanding both the nature of your own question (i.e., there is no simple reply that will give you instant insight into...
Not sure what coin you're referring to, but the OP's coin has less than $0.70 worth of gold in it according to his estimated weight and...
A very recent communication from my dealer on this Nero Port of Ostia sestertius is indicating that a number of dealers are not certain that the...
My avatar coin was described by NAC as "Of the highest rarity, only the second specimen known of this issue and an extremely rare type." It's not...
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