Haha, like most of us... I have my own version of the “bag o’ romans” except mine is a felted mail “tray o’ rough coins.” I’ll buy small lots of...
I’ve enjoyed watching your progress through this thread! Doug is correct that in most cases the “one coin, one thread” approach is usually optimal...
What’s funny is... as he was emperor for such a short time, either he was experimenting with lots of fun facial hair styles while life was good......
My best Quintillus... I don’t have the details handy but the portrait is fun to look at as his coins are often in rough shape![ATTACH][ATTACH]
I've always had a soft spot for poor Carus and have always enjoyed this section of Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Book 1,...
It may be hard to decipher which one... but all are the same RIC number so you may just have to note: R[ ] for... unsure.
According to Helvetica's spreadsheets... these are your options: RIC VII Rome 27 314-315 R over X in left F in right RP RS RT RQ...
I'm sorry to hear about your Dad Ro. Best wishes to your family and I hope everything turns out well.
That's a nice coin for the price and a "win" in the gamble column! Congrats, a coin id be proud to have! On the flip-side, I think an interesting...
Yeah, looks like a hand now that you mention it!
It's a very cool and interesting coin ro! I don't have one!
[ATTACH] Mat, I also purchased 1 coin from this guy - turned out to be Pressed Caracalla denarius I'm curious to know what led you to the...
Cool coins Randy! That first one is the cousin to my Gallus (Constantius II of the same issue)! I'll be keeping an eye out for one of those. I...
Hi all, This coin may not be all that pretty but I find it interesting and it's fairly rare... plus the mullet is top-notch. In 354 (or 353?)...
Wow, amazing and very impressive! I have a few quick questions if I may. What's your process? What are your checkboxes for choosing one project...
Since seeing this thread, I've been causally looking for one of these Roman-style Tetradrachms of Severus Alexander. Well, I managed to find rough...
IMP PROBVS PF AVG RC CONCORDIA MILIT Emperor standing right clasping hand of Concordia standing left XXI V...
I really love those Antioch fallen horseman... If I was going to buy just one one perfect FH coin as a representative for the type, It would be an...
Yeah either SMKA or SMHA ha, or SMNA... the reverse style should point you to which one! Also there looks like there may be a star in the reverse...
Thanks everyone. I was thinking it shouldn't be a problem... but sometimes you don't know what you don't know! Plus I had this daydream of TSA...
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