My two cents worth: 1. For US coins, I think the cent is the oldest circulating coin. A local coin club "drops" old coins around town for...
Looks like a bunch of subliminal Republican messages on election day to me. [ATTACH] nice coins and pictures, I need to improve my photo techniques
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republic. L. Papius Celsus, AR Denarius, Rome, 45 BC. Obv - Head right of Juno Sospita, wearing goat-skin headdress....
A recent thread discusses the last item in a collecting group, or a show stopper. I wonder about the other end, or the first item in a collection...
Nice coins. I picked up a Numidian coin coin recently. I have wanted one since reading The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome) by Colleen...
I have purchased ancient coins for about a decade, if you do not include the one I bought in the 8th grade in 1966. Freeman & Sear were at the top...
Could any of the marines speak Latin or another ancient language? A few generations ago, an educated person would, but not so much now. Without...
My only slabbed coin. I wanted this coin because the statue on top of the column is almost visible. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republican AR...
Nice coins. My last Semis is a late cast one. It looks a bit better in hand. The casting holes show too well in the picture. I like that the...
Thanks for lots of input. My wife agreed about the Victorinus story. My thinking was the coins would stay with mom & dad for a long time and then...
Oops, forgot to add this one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republic Anonymous AE As Obv - Janus Rev - prow 25 grams, 30 mm, 211 to 150 BC (I can not...
I picked up a medal of Ed White last week. The youth center at our church was named for him (until Ike flooded it). In 1975 the church raised...
GH, nice coin. I would like to have one that nice in my collection. I think the most important feature of this coin is the name CAESAR on the...
I referee volleyball and must flip a coin to start a match. I started using large British pennies, and was impressed when I saw someone use a US...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Roman Republican, uncertain mint Anonymous AR Quinarius after 211 BC. Obv. Head of Roma right, V behind. Rev. The Dioscuri...
How about a small bronze coin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Greek Asia.Syria, Antioch. AE 13 mm, 1.32 grams, 1st-2nd cent. AD. Obv. ANTIO-CHA. Draped bust...
Thurlow and Vecchi's book on Italian cast money is inexpensive and shows lots of coins. I also like the Haberline download -...
[ATTACH] Most of my RR collection is silver, but it is getting more difficult (read as expensive) to keep adding coins I do not have. I am...
Good catch RS. I agree it is a Cr 162/1a. It looks in Crawford's small plate picture that 1/b has M T in monogram and 1/a has M A T in monogram. I...
The only RR coin I have provenanced to the ground is: Roman Republic, Anonymous Quinarius Mint - Luceria, 211 - 208 BC Obv - Roma with Phrygian...
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