Ancient Doug: I would hope you are correct, but I am skeptical by nature....
In an upcoming auction at Heritage auctions, there is coming up for sale an "Intact Roman Provincial Hoard." I'm not going to comment on the...
If you get the chance, look at the recent catolog: [ATTACH] 2014 January 14 - 16 Selections From the Eric P. Newman Collection Part III...
Youth brings with it a new perspective to any field. I read a lot of books and articles about Ancient Rome. The authors from the 50s and 60s...
I'll probably be there, but I don't usually buy coins. I've gotten a few neat fossils and other gifts there, however [ATTACH] guy
Ancient Doug : Thank you very much for the link. Looking at the reseach, someone put in a lot of work. My guess is that it came from Professor...
This is the reason I like Ancient coinage: It stimulates discussion about related history. Knight's point is a most excellent one. I like this...
Ian Hughes' books are biogaphies, not historical fiction. guy
What a beautiful coin and a great piece of history. Geez. Leave it in the slab. First, you know that at least Dave Vagi and company think it is...
If you are interested in the later Roman Empire, I must recommend Ian Hughes' excellent set of books: Stilicho: [ATTACH] Aetius: [ATTACH]...
Wow! I'm sorry to hear about that. I had mentioned to Kerry last year about possibly going digital, but he didn't have plans for that direction....
Copper can be tricky. I can't comment on the coin in question since I don't look at late modern coinage (even when it's a century old). I...
Great video and I support anything that promotes the study of Ancient Rome. That said...where's the color? Ancient Roman buildings and statues...
There is no reason to think that the statues in the arches weren't still in place on AD 320. There were still gladiator fights till Honorius...
Thank you for reading my post. Cameron's book is expensive. I found my copy cheap on Abesbooks.com. It's not an easy read, requiring some...
I have frequently admired the ability of experts in Ancient numismatists to decipher the sometimes scant evidence to better understand Ancient...
Kenneth Bressett is no stranger to ancient numismatics. His interest in ancients coincided with his interest in US coinage since at least the...
Wow. That jogged my memory a bit. Great point. http://www.kenelks.co.uk/coins/carausius/carausius.htm Good stuff, but I must run back to...
A usurper of a usurper (Carausius). That's really nice. Great piece of history. guy
Your coin is from 1688. Not a very good year for James II since he abdicated his throne that year. His son-in-law and daughter (William and Mary)...
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