I think it may be the legend ARG PUB on Obv. left, which is an abbreviation for argentum publicum or perhaps argento publico, either of which...
These coins were struck in great quantities during the Social War and not well struck, but they have interesting combinations of control letters,...
This is the kind of coin that brings collectors to ancient coins because it is a coin with a story to tell. You have well described it as an...
Doug, I have a basic knowledge of using the British Museum(BM) of Roman Republican (RR) coins online catalog but not the advanced section. For...
Stevex6: I wanted to add that the wreath with ties on the obverse is only found on 2 varieties out of the 485 combinations. One more comment on...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] This is one of my C. Calpurnius Piso, PISO 110, with a Bee on Obv and a letter B on Rev. Ron
My name is Ron. I started collecting about 1955 trying to fill up my Lincoln penny folders out of circulation and got all but 4 Lincolns. In the...
Hi Stevex6: The coins of this moneyer are my favorite. I'm sure you see the high relief of the Apollo, and this Apollo with a fillet(there is a...
Hi Richard: I am interested in L. Piso Frugi. The BMCRR has in interesting breakdown of the types of controlmarks and their online catalog has...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I like Roman Republican denarii, although I have only about a dozen. This one was authorized by C Calpurnius Piso L F Frugi...
Hi Medorama: Very interesting story. I went to the CNG and looked at all the C. Postumius denarii they have in their research section, including...
I think the comment that there are only 2 grades of coins, "Coins I like and Coins I don't like" is most appropriate. One pleasant aspect of...
Hi Medorama: Good to hear from you. I have read many of your interesting posts in the past. I recognized your avatar as an RR, with Diana on...
Hi: I just joined this forum yesterday and hesitate to reply to your thread for "denarii experts", but I do collect books and auction catalogs on...
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