That is true, but I think the Romans' view of peace was slightly different to our understanding. PAX ROMANA or PAX AVGVSTA referred to internal...
I once owned a Maximinus Thrax Sestertius with VICTORIA GERMANICA Reverse. However, the coin was stolen from me in a burglary some 20 years ago....
Maximinus Thrax is one of those emperors, who, despite of a rather short reign of 3 years (235-238) left us with large quantities of high quality...
That is great, so the provenances are genuine. Thanks for checking that. I could not find them as most of them date to the 1990s, 80s and earlier.
To state that somebody or somebody's opinion is "rediculous", i.e. laughable, comical or absurd, is not sarcasm. Some very experienced collectors...
This is probably my favorite Probus in my collection: [ATTACH]
If you have verified the provenances and found that "they fit", then we have no issue. It may be that Lansky is selling a collection that was...
I have never seen a "decent" Probus for 10 dollars, but then again, I guess that depends on how one defines "decent". :-)
Lansky is offering a lot of coins with somewhat unusual style, which raises suspicion. What also raises suspicion are the good provenances, often...
Here is my Nobilitas AVG of Philippus Arabs (sorry for the bad picture): [ATTACH]
Great write-up, so much I didn't know about Florianus and his brief reign. I have three Ants of Florian, from different mints, with very...
Beautiful coin. I love those high reliefs.
I agree, most of these fakes should have been detected at first sight. Also, if they can’t detect these fakes, be it because of large volume or...
I’m not sure, but I have concerns about this coin too. The style of this type can vary a lot, but the coin below shows a style that looks...
I spotted the fakes too. This is very disappointing. Katz is great for medieval Russian coins, but their ability to deal with ancients is abysmal...
Great coins have been shown above of Elagabalus' mother and grandmother. The prelude to his brutal downfall in March AD 222, was probably the...
That kills my theory. In 324 Crispus was 19 years old, if he was born in 305. At 19 he would certainly have been considered a man. Strange though...
Coincidentally, it was just recently that I wondered what a Caduceus is, so this write-up was both very useful and very timely for me. Thanks for...
They do? Slabbing is just one of several forms of storing ancient coins. Like with other forms of storage, it has advantages and disadvantages. It...
I don't know much about modern coins, but I guess collectors are looking for mint fresh coins, all shiny and lustrous. These coins have never...
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