I have really enjoyed looking at everyone's ideas for short set collecting and the sets they have completed and are working on. Thank you for...
I fell for number four. It appears that I fell for it for the right reasons though, so I don't feel too bad.
I think were we to list subsets of a given emperor or period, the list could be virtually endless. Perhaps we should also add "completeness" to...
No worries. I'm really enjoying seeing the kinds of sets people work on-- even those out of my price range. I'm inspired to chase some of these...
With Randy’s recent post about completing a Constans mint set for Siscia, I thought I would start a thread that I’ve been thinking about for a...
Dead bulls could be very helpful in ancient Rome, with the right haruspex. [ATTACH]
Mama said never to run with spears.
I thought the same thing!
Yay! Baby's first die match! Thanks for both of those generous replies. Does anyone care to speculate if die matches are more common among...
So I've never been able to spot die matches. It was always mystifying to me to see how other collectors could casually and with confidence quickly...
4. Little known fact: Late in 69 A.D., Vespasian had liposuction on his second chin. Had to get ready for those imperial portraits.
That's a beautiful coin, SA. Rarely do I see one of these folles that detailed and well struck. Fantastic obverse portrait of Kenny Loggins.
On the other end of the spectrum, there's a Constans centenionalis in deplorable condition for $7 that's been posting in my eBay feed for months....
OK, I'm going with an A2 then. But definitely some comments about the difficulties of classification will go in the notes. Byzantine indeed....
Arrrg! I thought the weight settled the matter of A2 vs. A3; that's an awfully small coin to be an A2, but who can argue with Dumbarton Oaks?...
Thanks Doug. I'm going to catalog it as Class A3, but I will note these complicating classification issues in the notes. BTW, that Forum guide...
That's a great read and guide, Chris. Thank you! From your article, it seems like I have two choices: Class A2 or A3. I would guess A2 because...
Still cataloguing this university gift. Here's a Byzantine anonymous follis. I'm guessing it's Class A3 just by poking around, but I don't have...
[ATTACH] Here's my Fausta and a little write-up I did. (On Thursdays on Facebook I will occasionally have a "Throwback Thursday" in which I will...
This view agrees with the linguistics textbook I use: “Gothic was spoken and occasionally written in Italy, Spain, and France until perhaps as...
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