I was fortunate to pair my Antoninianus with this Sestertius from the same dealer. [IMG] Roman Empire Aemilian (Jul-Oct 253) Sestertius, Rome...
By coincidence this is a recent sale item from a dealer closing their Internet business in the UK. What is interesting is that the coin was...
Check out coinsofbritain.com under his drop down “coin cabinets” He specialises in antique cabinets and I believe he ships. I use Abafil myself...
What a great coin. I've had a shot at one or two and they have all eluded me because of price or at least what I can pay.
I've never had a problem with USPS as packages always arrive eventually but several months ago I won some lots from a new Polish Auction House on...
Thanks @FitzNigel , I guess I should also wear my glasses when posting too! I hadn't noticed that.
Ah my reply crossed with @johnmilton, who explained it better than I did. Yes Edward was a Nazi sympathiser and consequently it was rumoured that...
Edward was the brother of the Queens father who was George V1. His difficulty was that the Church of England of which he would be the head if he...
This is my first contribution to Medieval Monday and was a very generous Secret Santa gift from @johnanthony. This coin gave me some new horizons...
Well I'm a Brit and no Monarchist but why change something that has lasted for over 1000 years? I agree with @Blasty that in the future it could...
Thank you @Romancollector, the day just gets better! Great article as always.
I'm a great believer in what I call Serendipitous Synchronicity and I was really pleased and amazed to read Roman Collectors post and other...
[ATTACH] This is really not the most flattering of portraits ! Vespasian, 69-79 Dupondius circa 74, Æ 26mm., 9.41g. Radiate head r. Rev....
I honestly don't know if bankers marks can be identified but someone might. I had not seen a "Z" before but have a couple of crescents in my...
I do like the bankers mark on JayAge47's coin too! I have a "thing" for bankers marks.
Here is my Paullus as above and acquired in a trade some time ago.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oh and I think my "hate museums" comment was the result of a bad day at the office considering I spend so much time in them. Somewhat hypocritical...
On the whole I would say there is excellent collaboration but of course bad news sells better than good news so the bulk of the interaction...
Well like many laws it is "grey" and open to interpretation. Theoretically the law relates to precious metals and quantum but in reality the...
Oh absolutely not, thankfully I have never had any dealings with them! I am based in Wales so know the area but from my point of view doubtful...
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