This example on Wildwinds shows a RIC 120 denarius struck in 197-198 AD. Knowing that Caracalla was made augustus in 198, it may be one of the...
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Ah! Teenagers don’t change...I used to do that with beer bottle cap when I was younger...
Theodosius I CONCORDIA AVGGG (Thanks to Bing for this coin) [ATTACH]
I fully agree that I was naive. But for a new collector 15 years ago, it wasn’t that obvious. With no internet, no other ancient coin lover in my...
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You are absolutely right. Bob Bischoff wrote an article about this 10 years ago. He found 316 fakes in a lot of 1000 uncleaned coins ! Here is...
A surreal situation happened lately on another ancient coin forum of discussion. A very experienced collector is asking assistance to confirm the...
You are absolutely right @David Atherton . It is very plausible. I have two teenagers who were in a coma for 4 or 5 years but they finally got out...
[ATTACH] Ahhhh! I was wondering who was the guy who unsheathed faster than me on this one... I own the other half of the famous couple ! Trajan...
There is also a difference between numismatist and professional numismatist.
Happy pi day from a french speaking guy........ [ATTACH]
Wow! That’s what we call « customer’s service ». TimeLine Auctions doesn’t know it, but they just get the best publicity of the year. I hope you...
I think the only way you will find out is by asking the seller. The tag is probably from France, so maybe @Cucumbor could recognized it if it’s...
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Here is my only one. [ATTACH] Herod Agrippa was quite a character. He was raised in Rome with Drusus, son of Tiberius, and Claudius, his nephew....
I’m sure you’ll like this article « Roman coins cut in pieces »....
I only have one Helena.Here she is : FL HELENA AVGUSTA SECVRITAS REIPVPLICE Heraclae RIC VII 95e [ATTACH] Also this is the sarcophagus of...
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Perhaps superstition ? In Roman augury, or fortune telling, birds that appeared on the left side were interpreted as being bad luck. Petronius, a...
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