That is a great Denarius Nemo, unusual and detailed styling on the reverse!
Thank you for taking the time to clarify your thought process, for a minute I was afraid it might have been me.
Oh man, that is too nice!
Which I suppose begs the question why post at all? I posted this in the ancient section because I do not have any interest in modern coins. Had I...
I used to collect Medieval English coins alongside ancients, I decided to keep the same name here that I have used since 2001 on another forum.
Gotta check that one out, thank you!
I thought it might be interesting to see who specializes in what, so I will start: My primary collecting interest is in coins that are related to...
I have pretty much decided that when my current dog (named Gromit) punches out for the last time, that I will name my next dog Argos. Having said...
@Johndakerftw That Zuz your brother has is no slouch either
Great denarius!
No way I could say it better, so I'll just quote what Bing said!
If you were a forger and were going to make a counterfeit of a silver coin to fool collectors, why would you make it out of anything other than...
You know I have wondered about that myself. You'll notice that it extends a bit in front of the emperor's bust as well, but isn't on the bust. I...
That is a truly nice example Eduard
Thanks Victor!
There certainly do seem to be a lot of Severan collectors on this board (not that there is anything wrong with that).
Awesome way to start your year in my opinion!
One of my favorite paintings!
When you hold one in you hand and feel the heft (a touch over 25g in this case) and admire how the engraver took advantage of the space that such...
Is there any kind of reference or study that has been done on barbarous imitations of Roman coins?
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