Two more Clavdivs: Claudius I Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 41-42. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, laureate head right / EX SC OB CIVES SERVATOS in...
Good that you mention that, I was going to give it you for your birthday:).
Yes, pretty weird and spooky too:nailbiting:....anyway, here is mine: TIBERIUS JULIUS CAESAR NERO GEMELLUS and GERMANICUS JULIUS GEMELLUS, sons...
Interesting, and thank you Treashunt and Hoky for pointing this out. The terms you guys are using are all foreign to me, though.... I only...
Congratulations on a scarce Vitellius! A nice, endearing type as well. I had a 'thing' about Vitellius ever since I found these denarii two a...
I first posted the first one about 6 years ago, but it was a bit inconclusive. Maybe one of the new members knowledgeable in the series can...
I do not know if this correct or not, but this is my perception: if only a fraction of the human inventiveness, resources, and money were put into...
It is still worth quite a bit more than what you paid for it. I like it.
Exactly! one thing is a $200-$300 denarius breaking into 3 pieces. That hurts. Quite another is a $2500+ denarius doing the same thing. That...
I guess i'll never know if this one is really sound, but that area under the bust where the planchet looks like a bit chipped-off did not help.
Wherever you end up going, welcome to Europe! I love the U.S and spend a lot of time there, but I love Europe as well, having lived there most of...
I hope that I am not spooked top the point where I start seeing potential crystallisation in every denarius I come across which interests me - but...
I may yet live to regret that decision, but at the moment I think I did the right thing (at least I think I do...). Post your 'I almost, almost...
It looks really good, specially At that price! You are a serious contender, C-B-D.
Now that the auction is over I can go ahead and show you the one that I 'almost got.' In spite of this being of the few on my list of coins I...
We will be waiting for the pictures:).
You are absolutely correct to point our hexane should not be used. I was using it as an example of a non-polar solvent. BUT, I should have been...
The key difference between acetone and xylene is the polarity. Acetone is more polar than xylene. Acetone is compatible with water, whereas...
Thank you very much, I appreciate the info. I do not have access to the JR information (and I have lost my copy of Early Dime Identification...
I picked up a copy of the 2019 Mega Red Book. This edition has in-depth coverage of dimes, that is why I bought it. The Book describes 1814 JR-5...
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