That's a great reference @rrdenarius! On my wishlist:)
This is my approach as well:)
What a great coin!
Welcome to Coin Talk Ancients @ShannaS! Always glad to meet another collector of Roman Republican coins (and I am just starting out with medieval...
Great coins everyone! I have no Julius Caesar portrait coins minted when he was alive. My only portraits of Julius Caesar are on sestertii...
Thanks @Valentinian! I meant to become a supporter ages ago, I appreciate the nudge. I am grateful for the friendships I have made on this...
Nice semuncia @Alegandron! My collection is missing a Hannibal occupied coinage from Capua.:(
I have been handwriting my flips, but this thread has given a lot of suggestions and I think I will switch! Thanks for all the great ideas.
That's a stunning coin, absolutely gorgeous!
Wish my coin was that nice! Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, commonly known as Caligula.
My favorite sestertius is the Three Sisters coin issued by Caligula. [ATTACH] AE sestertius 27.63g, 6h, 34.5mm. Obv: C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS...
Thanks for posting @rrdenarius. I found this very interesting. But thinking about how denarius communes translates into coinage leaves me very...
I know nothing about this time period in history, but always appreciate a fine researched article with thought provoking details, references and a...
Identification for coin #3: C. Plutius. 121 B.C. AR Denarius Obverse: Helmeted head of Roma r.; behind, X Reverse: Dioscuri r.; below, C. PLVTI;...
I agree with @Orfew, put the $19 towards a better coin. This coin has too many problems
Welcome to CoinTalk @Nathan401 :)Great first ancient, those peacocks are hard to pass up!
Trumpets on the reverse of the OP coin? Looks like wine flutes to me;) Both coins are lovely, wish I had one!
Good idea! I will do the same
Wow! I just looked at the list of vendors attending the FUN Show, and I spotted 22 ancient vendors (several are sharing a table). I thought I...
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