How did I miss this the first time around? Those Caligula (Caligulae?) are ridiculous. Welp, looks like I have a new desktop wallpaper now.
Really impressive, focused collecting. That Macrinus is very sharp; can't be too many of those around given his short reign. I also like the...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Conway Twitty... [ATTACH]
Despite having a professional interest in the period, I really don’t collect medieval coins. A coin like this, though, might change my mind.
There’s the coin. And then there’s the experience of buying the coin—the research, education, comparative shopping, write up for the flip, etc....
So much detail in those coins. The horse's mane on the Calabria Tarentum coin is just one example of really elegantly engraved dies and a fine...
I would agree with Doug and others that you should follow your own interests as to what to collect. As for me, I am a general collector who has a...
Dang. This looks like a color-plate insert for some textbook on classic Greek coinage. I like the Hercules reverse "vogue-ing" for the camera....
Lovely coins! Juno's bird. Ovid says the "eyes" on the peacock's tail come from the many-eyed Argus who was supposed to guard Jove's lover Io...
What a great idea. Just did this. This is also nice to know if one prefers to shop in one's home country to minimize shipping and customs...
A couple of times in the past year I’ve check VCoins and noticed that a dealer whose stock I was mildly interested in was no longer with VCoins....
For my 12 Caesar set I still need Galba, Otho, and Vitellius. The hard ones. So good for you for getting that Galba. My Titus is a near-slug....
Ha. Not me. I might let a pro have a crack at it. But I’m too chicken.
I like the Republican focus of much of your collecting.
Thanks! Warren (@Valentinian ) had a better picture of this coin on his site. It really is nice in-hand too, as most coins are. [ATTACH]
Here’s my top 10 list for 2017. Apologies ahead of time for this long-winded preamble. I started collecting ancients around 2004 and collected...
That Plautilla portrait. Wow.
That’s an interesting Antioch “barbarian.” I wonder if what appears to be a beard is just a die imperfection. I’d be interested to see if others...
Lovely Gratian. My fave.
Admirable focus and selection. Well done!
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