Ah yes. Cut pennies and cut farthings. The origin of one of my favorite medieval dirty jokes. I teach Chaucer, and I wrote up this explanation for...
For my accidental Twelve Caesars, I'm not limiting myself to denarii. It will be mixed denominations but no provincials. Maybe that's a little...
At the top of my list is an attractive Vespasian JUDAEA CAPTA denarius. I've budgeted about $200-250 for one. Not uncommon, but in high demand. I...
I bought one of these Tiberius issues two months ago. Not as nice as those posted by Eng and Drusus, but one that shows decent detail. Its...
I got the same error message.
My new calipers cost a little more. But I'm please with these too. iGaging IP54 Electronic Digital Caliper 0-6" Display Inch/Metric/Fractions...
I bought this ridiculously cheap digital scale not knowing what kind of quality it would be. I've had it for a few months and am quite pleased...
I was struck by the bright-eyed and smiling (?) Vespasian portrait.
Major Focus: Constantine and his age, both for the fact that LRB’s are budget-friendly and because I have an interest in Christian history....
I can't afford an EF Judea Capta sestertius, but maybe I can pick up one of the Israeli commemorative medals struck nearly 2000 years later as a...
A helpful response and related webpage. I especially enjoyed the Otho denarius and that remarkable Hadrian brockage. Don't worry about having to...
Well, it's genuine all right. A genuine fourree. I find them to be every bit as interesting and collectable as official issues. Auction houses...
I'm sure a "Fourrees for Dummies" thread has popped up here before. But can someone give me the basic version? I always understood fourrees to be...
Yes, looking at as many examples as possible is probably the best education I can get. Is that a gold fouree? I bet some Byzantine merchant was...
Well, when I say it's a modest collection, I do mean modest. Fairly common coins in not particularly high grades. Nonetheless, every coin tells a...
Thanks very much for these responses. Maybe when I get back to the coins next week I can post a better photo. But I think Doug answered my...
My university has been given a modest collection of 31 Roman and Biblical coins. A student and I are collaborating on a project to catalog them...
I don't have any experience with acetone. There are different schools of thought about the best way to clean ancient bronze coins. This may not be...
I can't make out the details of these coins except the one at 3 o'clock in the second photo, which looks like a "GLORIA EXERCITUS" reverse with...
I'm an academic with a classics background but, like many, I was unaware of the availability and affordability of ancient coins. Since this first...
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