Congrats to TIF and others who have made this a pleasant place to visit with everyone's many informative posts. I continue to enjoy the fresh...
Beautiful examples, everyone. I guess a short reign (77 days) in the depths of the "Century of Crisis" in the Roman Empire makes this coin scare...
Wow. Crossing a big threshold, I see. Thank you for the many entertaining and insightful posts. [ATTACH]
George Orwell's "1984": [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm sorry that I don't have more modern farthing. By the way, they stopped minting the lovely farthing...
I did not know that. We have had several interesting and informative threads on Severina before, but I did not know this. Thank you. I'm...
I don't have any Goetz medals. About five years ago, however, Heritage coins had a great auction of Goetz medal dies. Somehow, these guy...
I love everyone's great coins. Thank you for the post. The coin has forced me to review the Celtic tribes, again. I didn't know anything about...
https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm My favorite resource for LRBs.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] When I think of Palmyra's recent destruction, I am at least grateful that the coins have survived this barbarous act. I...
Before buying a coin. Before buying a book about coins. Buy a book about ancient history. There are many excellent beginners' books about Roman...
Not wanting to hijack this thread ... but the modern rendition of the Britannia of British coinage was modeled by the young and beautiful...
Nice reverse, indeed. Although not usually the most expensive coins and sometimes crudely made, these tetradrachms are my favorite and are...
I noticed that, also. The price of these tetradrachms have been surprisingly low. I won't comment further except to say that many relatively...
How 'bout Ramen noodles for a headdress? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] EGYPT. Alexandria. Nero (AD 54-68). BI tetradrachm. Dated RY 12 (AD...
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Quoting a previous post of mine: According to Kenneth Harl, in his book Coinage in the Roman Economy, Egypt created the world's first successful...
Nice examples above. Here is more humble example (but not my pictures). Despite Galba's ruling for only nine months, his image quickly spread...
Great history and wonderful coins of Argaeus (modern day Mt. Erciyes in Turkey). Thank you. [ATTACH] (Not my pictures, but a current visitor.)...
My simple mind requires a simplistic explanation (in cartoon form, no less) of the research surrounding the Harzhorn battle site. [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
Not wanting to hijack this excellent thread ... Professor Pearson noted in his book on Maximinus Thrax that an axe-head was found at the Harzhorn...
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