I found my Pigasus from Klazomenai. Obv. Forepart of winged boar right; rev. quadripartite incuse square. 0.31g - probably a hemiobol. I...
Actually, I think the second one is of Julia Soaemias, mother of Elagabalus. The name ends with an S, before the AVG on the obverse, so it...
I have a flying pig of Klazomenai, but no photo' I can find, so will have to locate it and take a photo' at the weekend. Here are a few...
"How's your brother who swallowed the aureus?" "There's no change yet..." I'll get my coat.
I've never felt anything supernatural about my coins, to be honest! I'm fascinated about the people who used them when they circulated - what...
I'd say it's the same coin - the weight of the bronze coins isn't well controlled, though your coin is certainly one of the lightest ones. There...
It's RIC 500 (Commodus) - http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.3.com.500 OCRE is an online version of RIC (Roman Imperial Coinage) and far more...
I think you got a pretty good deal on it, as I saw its DNW price. If you can measure its specific gravity accurately, it may determine whether or...
Well, why not pile on with a few Juno Sospitas? :D Cr. 384/1 (Papia 1) (all auction photos, need to shoot them myself): [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Cr....
This came during the week and has a helmet on the reverse. Denarius of Augustus Obv. IMP CAESAR AVGVST - Bare head left Rev. P CARISIVS LEG PRO...
Here's a dot... Cr. 296/1a (Caduceus & dot/pellet symbols on obverse and reverse) [IMG] ATB, Aidan.
I just ordered it :) ATB, Aidan.
To kinda bring it back onto coins, I bought this book - a gedenkschrift rather than a festschrift as it was presented posthumously - a few years...
It was recently slabbed by NGC in advance of the next Roma sale: https://www.romanumismatics.com/221-lot-463-brutus-av-aureus ATB, Aidan.
It's not difficult to find. Currency Centre, Sandyford Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18. There's a link to a nice Google overhead image here:...
Ireland does have a mint which mints Irish coins and prints banknotes, but you're right that it's not related to the Dublin Mint Office....
You'll encounter a large room or rooms with tables manned by dealers selling their wares. At the likes of NYINC, you'll see and handle more and...
Ah - that explains it! I'm happy to have the catalogue - hopefully, there's another one coming! ATB, Aidan.
I got that catalogue recently as well - however, it was only posted on 9th September (mine, at any rate). I wonder if they made a mistake and...
The undertype is very worn here, but it's identifiable as (at least this is what I've recorded for it - I think the seller's description and I...
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