So I am bidding on a coin on eBay. Starting bid is $100. I bid that. I am the only bidder. Then the listing says that the reserve is not met. So I...
I think Julian II would agree with you. I'm no fan of Constantine's particular brand of Christianity. But Christianity, being a "religion of the...
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I was going to mention the same listing from our favorite "highprice lowethics" dealer. Not only is such a listing crassly exploitative of sexual...
Great choices.
Aha! Now that all the legionary denarii specialists have been gathered together in one place, I can hijack this thread! This is one of my...
No coin here, but a later artistic reflex of the OP coin reverse imagery. So the Germans have a great word: nachleben, or afterlife, referring to...
I think the resulting fratricide exposes the she-wolf's terrible parenting skills. But I guess even Adam raised a Cain... [MEDIA]
Hi David, Welcome to the board! Let me understand your post. Are you wanting some confirmation about this coin's status as being real or fake? If...
I think the OP question presents us with the Mussolini problem. Mussolini made the trains run on time. But I'm not sure I would enjoy a glass of...
I think Gibbon said that, if one could choose when to live during the Roman Empire, the reign of Antoninus Pius would be the most desirable period.
This write-up appears on the splash page of CoinTalk today, so I suspect it will enjoy new life. I enjoyed the OP coin and write-up. As with all...
Very interesting OP coin portrait. He already looks world-weary. Since Constantine was "Britain's Emperor," I wonder if the London die engravers...
Tough to find them in decent shape under $200 due to market demand. Here's mine. A bit off-center, but that probably brings it into my price...
Moses Hadas was the author of my favorite academic book review line, which goes something like this: "This book fills a much-needed gap in the...
Reza Aslan, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam. I devoured the first half of this book, but I am now getting bogged down...
Great choices. And kudos to Victor for encouraging a new ancients collector.
True confessions: I had no idea that San Marino was a sovereign state until this thread. I had to look it up.
Yes. Thanks for your response. I have a coin purchased from Numismatica Prados in Spain still sitting in customs in New York. It's been there...
I am considering purchasing an unsold lot from an Italian auction. I really know very little about the numismatic auction world; it seems to be...
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