A fantastic pair of coins, but the Sikyon is definitely my favorite, and I don't think I'd be remiss in calling it the centerpiece of your ancient...
I like the progression of portraits - it's very interesting to see how the emperor ages, even in just his 10 year reign.
A well-matched addition! My favorite is definitely your Caligula - a wonderful and historic type - although I quite like your Galba portrait as...
I like this theory and can certainly see consistency between other series as well. I suspect that the center ship is an active ship because of...
My wish list has a few fewer items on it now after the last couple weeks :) I won't spoil the surprise, but the Port of Ostia was just the first...
Great coin, Collect89!
Thanks :) They're a result of a lot of pruning over time - at one point, I nearly had a Twelve Caesars set in gold but I wasn't happy enough with...
You asked for it ;) Here are mine which are currently in my collection and photographed: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Great pictures! I missed Ostia when I last went to Italy and will certainly need to go there whenever I manage to go again.
Thanks! I compiled a "condition census" of other examples which have come to market in the last ~15 years when trying to come up with a price and...
With the Goldberg auction starting so late, I had some extra time to finish a writeup for one of my latest purchases. This has been on my wantlist...
Poor metal quality isn't uncommon with Boeotian coins. This is far from being one of my favorite coins but I still like the portrait style and...
That was a great read!
I just spent the better part of the last week in NYC and a good portion of that trip was to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I didn't expect to see...
Thanks! :)
The perfectly centered definition is from the auction house, and I don't disagree with it. A coin can be perfectly centered but not "perfectly...
This coin is a considerable upgrade to a previous example I owned. I bought it from the most recent Roma auction at considerably more than I...
I've heard from a dealer friend that someone has completed this study but he didn't know specifically who, and I haven't been able to track it...
Very nice to see you and your coins over here! (You know me better as SmEagle1795 from the CU forums :))
There's certainly nothing at all wrong with less expensive coins: everyone has different budgets. I still love going around at coin shows and...
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