Whenever I'm having a bad day, I gaze at this "ancient" Greek artwork hanging by my front door. No matter how bad the day, it probably isn't...
I actually like poorly-photographed coins in eBay auctions - it keeps the bidding low. After years of looking at them, I feel I have a moderate...
A very, very interesting post. Thank you all for sharing such interesting examples of centuries-long coin circulation. Recently I was reading a...
Fascinating information - I really like these primary sources. It really makes these old coins live.
Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but this is a great example why I really enjoy the Coin Talk forum. I just got a Licinius I AE in the mail...
I am sorry to hear about the fires near you, Ken. Best to you and yours.
Nice Galbas, everyone. Someday I hope to luck into a cheap denarius (ha). I do have one, a countermarked Nero as, which I did luck into cheap:...
Thank you all for your kind responses to my "frat boy" didrachm (or nomos, or whatever it was called). I certainly left +++ feedback for this...
That's funny, TIF. College sophomore (first year away), 1983 - same thing happened to me. People talking about rush and Greeks, etc. and I was...
Got this off eBay in a buy-it-now auction. Seller didn't seem to deal in many ancients and let it go pretty cheap. He shipped fast, and to my...
Oh yeah, I like that lot a lot. Nice score!
I like both of them Doug, but I agree, the worn one has a really terrific style. They're both better than mine!
I really like these budget buys. Here is one I got yesterday - a Julia Domna naked Venus from behind sestertius. This is one I really wanted....
Thank you for that information, Roman Collector - I see I was off on my BMCRE attribution - I will correct accordingly. I agree with you on...
Interesting thread - it made me think about my own collecting decisions. My interpretation of "budget" is something I can afford that is also...
The OP looks like genuine patina to me. I recently posted a painted sestertius of Antoninus Pius. I'd hoped it was a weird patina, but I felt it...
How's about one from Salonina? Could this be the latest (last) portrayal of Venus-from-behind naked on a coin? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Salonina...
These monster cartwheels were used pretty hard; I read somewhere apothecaries liked them because they weighed exactly 2 ounces (the 1d being 1...
Great thread - I am especially impressed by the countermarks...here are 2 Tiberius-era countermarks I recently obtained: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] In...
Beautiful coins here. To reverse things a bit, how about a Gordian III antoninianus in uncommonly worn condition? Found this one at my local...
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