Hi All, I am active on the Ancients section of this board but know next to nothing about world coins. I’m hoping you can help me answer a...
I think they are team skating. [ATTACH]
A note about pronunciation that Doug addresses in that Forum post. "Limes" looks like it would be pronounced like the citrus fruit "lemons and...
DOMITIAN AE AS, VIRTVS REVERSE, STRUCK 90-91 A.D. PAID: $30. ASKING $25, firm; $4 to ship in the U.S. 26.8 mm.; 11.45 g.; 180° OBVERSE: IMP...
Thanks for the PDF link. Though a bit dated and on Greek engravers, it does have some value for the query.
Yes. I read one article that stated that Greek coin die engravers “moonlighted” as ring engravers too. The skills of coin, ring, and gem engraving...
Thanks for these posts everyone. It’s been a busy workday so I haven’t had time to respond more generously to each comment. But rest assured that...
That’s interesting Victor. Thanks.
I would like to read an article, book, or book section on the culture of Roman die engravers. What I mean by that is how engraving was formalized...
I often find that I have to know a little something basic about a topic before I cultivate an interest in knowing more. Doug's post nicely offers...
You mean all of them? ;). Really, a face only a mother could love. Nice pickup though; I agree about the character of the portrait. Alas, I...
I find the threat of what you describe to be real. But your rhetoric is totalizing. My colleague's son attends the University of Chicago. He told...
I hold a strange dual citizenship. I’m a person with the proper piece of paper and “right” initials before my name. I am also a private...
I just ran across this article about this coin/series. You and other interested parties (e.g., @David Atherton ) can PM me an email address if you...
Props to the anonymous donor. Those coins show good detail and are much better than typical uncleaneds. It made the game possible and the coins...
Keep commenting on it. Such commentary helps train the eye, and as we know, oftentimes good lessons need repeating.
Maybe James’s aesthetics are rubbing off. But the first thing I noticed about this coin was the high quality of the inscriptional capitals. I...
I can appreciate the challenges of trying to collect on a budget. When I first started collecting, I grabbed anything and everything I could under...
The most interesting thing to me about that coin is the design on the shield. Or half shield. Very detailed.
[ATTACH] Here is one of my university’s coins, and a write up I did to go along with it. If something in my write up is incorrect, please let me...
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