This is my first contribution to Medieval Monday and was a very generous Secret Santa gift from @johnanthony. This coin gave me some new horizons...
Well I'm a Brit and no Monarchist but why change something that has lasted for over 1000 years? I agree with @Blasty that in the future it could...
Thank you @Romancollector, the day just gets better! Great article as always.
I'm a great believer in what I call Serendipitous Synchronicity and I was really pleased and amazed to read Roman Collectors post and other...
[ATTACH] This is really not the most flattering of portraits ! Vespasian, 69-79 Dupondius circa 74, Æ 26mm., 9.41g. Radiate head r. Rev....
I honestly don't know if bankers marks can be identified but someone might. I had not seen a "Z" before but have a couple of crescents in my...
I do like the bankers mark on JayAge47's coin too! I have a "thing" for bankers marks.
Here is my Paullus as above and acquired in a trade some time ago.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oh and I think my "hate museums" comment was the result of a bad day at the office considering I spend so much time in them. Somewhat hypocritical...
On the whole I would say there is excellent collaboration but of course bad news sells better than good news so the bulk of the interaction...
Well like many laws it is "grey" and open to interpretation. Theoretically the law relates to precious metals and quantum but in reality the...
Oh absolutely not, thankfully I have never had any dealings with them! I am based in Wales so know the area but from my point of view doubtful...
I had some trouble too but then managed to read the article by signing in without a subscription in Google. I had read about this before with...
$25 for a coin with such history is a fantastic bargain. Forget the later coins found in hoards in EF condition, this coin was held by a warrior,...
Err I think worrying about dealers outside of North America is somewhat Parochial unless you can inform me of any ancient coin ever made in the...
Err, I don't know what I did then and apologise for too many images. If the moderator can remove any surplus feel free to do so. I have edited it...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I thought I would tag onto this thread as it is my first and probably only Owl that turned up today. It is my...
Many thanks Peter, much appreciated.
Hi Fugio1. Thank you. Q1 , No advice of shipping, they did chase payment but several days after I had already paid. Q2. I'm not in the USA, I'm in...
I won a Balbinus Sestertius in the Jean Elsen & ses Fils March 14th Auction and it turned up in the mail yesterday. I was pleased as their website...
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