Happy Thanksgiving to all. You can do what the cow says and have chicken. [ATTACH] CAMPANIA, Cales. Circa 265-240 BC. Æ 20 - Cales, the first...
I like the star over mountain reverse!
Nice example of a late Republican coin. I bought one shortly after I started concentrating on RR coins. I bought a second this month, but it has...
There is an interesting write-up on Dionysos in this link, or you can pick up a bronze protome. [ATTACH] PS - I had to google the last word....
Nice coin and story RS. I found a link to Frederick Hastings Rindge. Interesting story....
A cold front came through the Texas Gulf coast. We are 45 F tonight and planning on 77 F tomorrow. Brrr. The grapes on my coin were turned to...
Or, you could collect ancient coins where the good stuff is cracked out of slabs and the coins are handled. Seems to me that the process of...
I posted pictures of the control marks I found here: http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/ The list is missing: caduceus, Ass's head, Cornucopiae &...
Nice, a rare variant of an interesting coin. I like that both Apollo Vejovis and the goat have chin whiskers for No-Shave-November.
stevex6 - I like the way RR coins run their letters together. It reminds me of branding irons from free range days in the 1800's. Your ROMA is one...
The previous owner, Andrew McCabe, said the mark is a helmet. (How's that for name dropping.) That symbol is not in the references I have, and I...
Looks great. (oops, is that a Tony the Tiger line?)
[ATTACH] An interesting coin arrived today, the As of Q. TITI, Cr 341/4d. Does anyone have a guess on the control symbol in front of the prow on...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have a double struck coin that was so unusual that the dealer missed the attribution. It is a Cr 344/4 (L.TITURI.L.F/SABINVS)...
Nice brockage, (note - spell check is telling me that I miss-spelled brockage). It is interesting that the * has straight line on the incuse side,...
Looks like the last set of pics is fully cleaned. Good work! I bet someone with a bit more LRB experience than me could identify the ruler who...
I have been interested in how experts date Roman Republican coins since I decided to focus my efforts on this series. There are no mint records...
I agree, the cross on the Nikephoros III nice. Pardon me for re-posting the coin I flip when refereeing volleyball. I have worn the nose of this...
I picked up a few ancients from a bargain box for my first Roman coin purchases. The dealer advised me to buy books. He said I could go for the...
Like the EID MAR in the novel "Double Daggers" by James Clifford.
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