Probably a minor note, but Vesuvius is no longer believed to have erupted in August 79 AD, but rather in October/November, as evidenced by things...
The top one looks like Claudius to me.
Nice find! Are you going to try to clean it up at all?
From a layman's eye: first, there's no question it's the same coin. Die matches are one thing, but matching corroded shapes, too? It's the same...
No, I won't be a collector in the future, either. I don't collect now because I can't afford it, and that's okay by me. I still find ancient coins...
The one on MAShops is in better condition, but neither of them is stellar (I like the portrait more on the flawed coin). Here they are, side by...
This misspelled Domitian just went for 35 GBP at auction. There is a correct example on ebay for $150, and another on MAShops for $140, and...
I picked up this simple bronze Viking era ring, just for something different, and as a nod to my Scandinavian ancestors. Naturally, dating to...
It's at auction (not ebay) with a current high bid of 1 GBP, and an estimated win of just 30-40 GBP. I'm not bidding on it, but is it proper for...
This is the first time I've seen Domitian's name misspelled on a coin (RIC 347), so is this just a sloppy fake, or the work of a very distracted...
When I saw the word "pinko", my mind went immediately to Archie Bunker, so thanks for that trip down Memory Lane, anyway ;)
This was discussed last month in this thread: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/portraits-of-emperors.363950/
You should have told him Alexander was indeed Egyptian, was Tutankhamun's cousin, and Cleopatra's youngest son by her marriage to Ramses II.
This is so much easier when you only have one :woot: [ATTACH] Vespasian AE Dupondius, 71 AD, IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, radiate head right /...
I know Liam Millar's wife (no, not like that), and he plays for Liverpool, so that makes me a famous professional athlete by association, right?...
I agree with Galba being one of the most accurate, and I'd add a vote for Elagabalus looking exactly like his coin portrait.
A project like this is fascinating, but when there are (presumably) contemporary portrait busts of emperors to go by, many of these don't look...
Am I seeing things, or is this rust on a sestertius? If it is, is it something to be avoided, or is it a simple fix? And since I'm in a questions...
Guess who helped me figure out how to steady a coin video of my Vespasian coin? None other than Vespasian himself! I got this statuette in the...
That's exactly why I like coin videos more than coin photos for those being offered for sale. I've only ever had a total of seven ancient coins...
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