Thank you, Roman Collector. I am much obliged.
I thought this would be easy, but I have been having a tough time attributing this grubby little Marcus Aurelius denarius. The reverse type is...
Nah. The seller did not in any way represent it as an ancient coin. It was just a jewelry piece plain & simple. Besides, I sawed through the...
I didn't realize coin jewelry raised so many passions. I can understand to some extent that a coin in jewelry is numismatically "ruined". And...
Ah well, sometimes the gamble doesn't pay off. It's a phony. Unless some celator cunningly smoothed the edges and added a little seam... it...
I have a ratty copy of a 1701 English edition of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (called Conversations with Himself in this edition). I thought it...
Sometimes I like to troll eBay's jewelry listings for coins. Sometimes you can find some interesting things, if you don't mind mount marks,...
Those are some attractive and interesting Crispus "lefties," Doug.
Oops. I guess that has already been determined to be a Chi Rho. Really exceptional coin. I wasn't sure that Crispus was particularly Christian.
Is that a Chi Rho on the shield?
Thank you all for your enthusiastic and helpful comments. As for "lost gambles" (thank you for the suggestion Orange Julius), I have made several...
Just got this in the mail today - another Crispus. My second one. It was another eBay gamble, but I think it worked out (for $4.99, $3.00...
Damn nifty is right! I've been baffled by my tiny collection of Parthian drachms and I think this is really going to help out. The fact I know...
Really nice coin. I wish I had one to share, but afraid not. Maybe someday...
Nice coin - for a late Ptolemaic tet. it is exceptionally fine in terms of style and strike. It still has that slightly crazed "coloring outside...
Thank you all for so many interesting insights and examples (Roman Collector and Nemo - I'm covetous of both those coins). I doubt I'll actively...
I've never especially sought out errors in any of my coin collecting efforts, but this one came by cheap on eBay. A fairly dramatic die clash on...
I really like that Trajan Decius antoninianus, even if it was mistaken for a Trajan (no "Decius"). Trajan Decius interesting emperor, even if he...
I like ugly, holed, mounted coins. Mostly because I can afford 'em, but sometimes they have a certain charm because of the damage. I posted this...
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