I'd like to think I'll sell my collection long before crossing the Styx - except for a couple of coins to pay the crossing fee. The proceeds...
Before 130 BCE - OK, this is dated as 131 BC. Denarius of M. Opimius Obv. Helmeted head of Roma right; * below chin, tripod behind head Rev. M....
It's hard to pick - there are so many great types of RR coins :D ATB, Aidan. Edited to remove most of the post and add: Dang - the pics don't...
I think they must have - Nero aurei are relatively common and cheap (at least for worn examples). I have three others, so there have to be...
I'm working from home for the foreseeable future. As the computer room is too cluttered with gadgets/junk, the kitchen table has become my...
Well, Poppaea is on this coin, even though she's not named. Aureus Obv. NERO CAESAR AVGVSTVS - Laureate head right Rev. AVGVSTVS AVGVSTA - Nero,...
Here's a quadrunx - Apulia, Luceria Obv. L - Club; above, four pellets Rev. Thunderbolt (ca. 225-217 BC) Wt./Size/Axis: 32.92g / 30.5mm / 3h...
Here's Pax on the reverse of an Antoninus Pius denarius (old photo' needs to be updated). Obv. IMP T AEL CAES HADR ANTONINVS - Bare head right...
I was the underbidder on the cut quadrans yesterday :D I saw it going cheaply on the deamoneta app, so threw in a bid, but didn't pursue it - I...
Sear's book isn't "Roman Republic Coins and their Value", it's "Roman Coins and their Values". Volume I covers Roman Republican coins and coins...
Here are a couple of chairs on a Cr. 434/2 denarius: [IMG] [IMG] Next - another chair, but with someone sitting in it...
When I showed this to a non-coin collecting friend, he said "Who's the doll?", so I guess Ceres should be my Valentine: [IMG] (Obv. of Cr. 427/1...
With a chin like that, I'd guess Maximinus.
Both fakes...
Looks like a spearhead? - Cr 88/3a. ATB, Aidan.
Ooh, they're nice!
I will show you two coins I have a crush on. This is a very bad photo' of a nice Syracuse tetradrachm (Tudeer 82, SNG ANS 290). I had seen it...
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever", as Keats wrote.
It's a denarius of L. Rubrius Dossenus Obv. DOS - Veiled head of Juno right, sceptre behind Rev. Triumphal chariot right, small Victory standing...
Somewhat better than mine! (also with Lucius, but different variety - Cr. 517/5c, HCRI 247): [IMG]
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