ominus1, I quite like it actually. Nice coin, it has character:). This is one my favorites (out of a dealer's 'junk' tray for 1,5 euros)- the...
Congratulations on your first roman silver, Makanudo! I like it.
This is my oldest U.S gold coin: A fairly low mintage issue. [ATTACH]
That is a nice bronze of Aelius, Topcat, and it is not a type very often seen. Congrats! This sestertius of mine has very rough surfaces, but it...
This is one of the more significant spanish colonial coins in my collection. It is an 8 Escudos piece recovered from the wreck of the Nuestra...
Beautiful and scarce coin, Gallienus. Specially scarce since it was struck at the Cuzco mint. Congratulations!
I was going to attend the sale in person. Not only do you get to see the coins you are going to bid on in-person (very important with Peus in my...
Thank you all for posting your damaged but still loved coins! To comment on just a few: gsimonel, any Ae as of Vitellius is an interesting coin...
Difficult to say, so much depends on what your collecting objectives are. Personally, I would say a nice sestertius of Nerva belongs in a...
I was not in the mood to spend a lot of money at the last Numismata Coin Show. The year has been heavy with unplanned expenditures (children,...
Wow, thank you guys for the interesting historical tidbits. I am certainly not as well versed as you both on the history of the romans in Gallia...
Roman Collector, Doucet, I wanted to thank you both for your kind help:)
Thank you for mentioning this reference - I was not aware of this work on Ancient Coinage of the Iberian Peninsula. It seems very interesting. I...
I cannot claim to be an expert either, that is why I showed the coin to 4 ancient coin dealers at the Numismata show yesterday and today - all 4...
Thank you very much, Oldhopster. I am familiar with this variety since I discovered these two in my collection which I had overlooked for many...
Thank you, Orfew. I remember seeing your lovely example and thinking to myself, 'I have to get me an 'Hispania' type. My chance came today:).
I see an 1858 over Inverted Date half dime. Scarce type and high grade.
Thank you for confirming this, Roman Collector. It may be a previously unrecorded type. I am glad I followed my instinct and bought this today...
Here areas a couple of quick pictures of this interesting Galba Denarius I picked up today. I have been poring over my RIC I trying to pin down...
I am extremely saddened to hear this - hang in there steve! I am a two-time survivor of cancer myself - I am blessed that the disease has not...
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