An interesting artifact. I'm teaching Gilgamesh right now. Here's a slide I show of a tablet containing new lines of that poem, acquired by a...
I gave about $80 for my Magnentius many years ago and Decentius is harder to find. So that price does not seem unreasonable for that coin. Really...
One thing that I find interesting too is the wear on this coin, suggesting long circulation. Did it circulate a long time after it was defaced? Is...
I still believe my Licinius is a damnatio. Pretty rigorous defacement, which has (naturally) patinated, suggesting the trauma occurred in...
Here is Randy's coin. Looks to be a Constantius II FEL TEMP Fallen Horseman type from the second officina of the Cyzikus mint. I'm reading SMKB as...
Just sent you a PM.
Randy, if you can’t, just message me and I can send you my email and you can send me a pic. I’ve seen enough FH Coins I’m pretty comfortable...
FEL TEMPS / Fallen Horsemen coins for the most part are not particularly rare and are thus inexpensive. I tend to think of jewelry reproductions...
I thought it was having to stop for all the moose crossings.
I've got one, but not a lifetime issue. Those cost a premium. Looks like JA hooked you up! Nice coin!
I am awaiting a coin from Canada (Newfoundland). It was purchased on Jan. 2 and mailed Jan 7. It's now Jan. 29. Three weeks seems a tad long to...
Green coin looks like a Valentinian or Valens SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE with some good detail.
That shows very nice detail.
Got this one from Valentinian last year. I think he still has some Republican fourees on his commercial website quite cheap. [ATTACH]
A quick skim of various coins on VCoins shows a lot of interesting control marks--letters, leaves, etc. HR recurs only at Siscia. (Arles, for...
That’s helpful @Roman Collector . It seems an oddly specific control mark. I don’t have RIC to hand. If that mark is only used at Siscia, then...
Imagine Trajan's surprise when he's yanked out of Elysium and thrust into the Christian heaven. Apparently that's what must have happened...
[ATTACH] To me, these "two victory" reverse types are among the least interesting LRBs, and this particular coin is no beauty--at least not the...
I like the V2 campgate. I have a mild interest in campgates, and I find it fascinating how the reverse type persists in the fifth century, but...
I know BD is a chemical reaction and not a "disease." But one shouldn't keep an "infected" coin near other coins, correct? Or is that a myth?
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