I recently purchased this Vespasian dupondius on MA Shops, from Kolner Munzkabinett in Germany. I am not a collector, per se, as this was to be my...
The History Blog has weighed in on this story, for another perspective: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/59088
My coin is probably the wrong one to be trying this with, as it's really very dark in hand. I did tilt it a little in the video because I wanted...
I tried it with my camera on a tripod rather than in my shaky hands, and put the coin on just a small piece of black foam cushion to keep it from...
I like the darker tone of the coin in hand much more than the tone of the coin in the seller's photo. That's a beautiful look! What I like about a...
I have an extremely light coat of Ren Wax on this Vespasian dupondius, and I'm not set up to take any kind of respectable photos of it, so here's...
My reason for starting this thread was exactly that: a chance to discuss something that had been shut off from discussion, when obviously there...
I hope nobody feels like they have to leave here. It sounds like there was a very contentious thread last night, and whoever started the thread...
RE: this newly pinned "Listen Up!" post (which isn't even open to replies): "Somebody did something wrong, but we're not going to tell you what...
If you could magically lift the portrait from your first Vitellius and plant it onto your second Vitellius, that would be one cool coin. I think...
It's delivery day today, so the final report card for Kölner Münzkabinett at MA Shops is in. I bought my coin on June 16, it was shipped on June...
I got my "lesson learned" 1st-2nd century AD Roman bronze patera handle in the mail today. Lesson learned: when watching a live auction online,...
Someone should come up with a list of notoriously slow shippers - not the ones who've been affected by the pandemic, but rather the pre-pandemic...
I, too, am in the U.S. and just ordered from a German shop on MA Shops (Kölner Münzkabinett). I ordered on June 16, the coin was shipped June 18,...
Just a quick update regarding speed of service with this coin. I bought it from Kölner Münzkabinett on MA Shops two days ago, and it was shipped...
Vespasian is my favorite emperor - that's why a Vespasian coin was what I wanted. I wasn't looking for this specific Vespasian coin, other than...
I don't know how you real collectors do it, when I feel exhausted after searching for the only coin I'll ever have. Finally, after a lot of...
Why did it take five months to get your coin to you?
Diplomas came as two "pages". The diploma text was written on the outside of page one, and the outside of page two listed the names of witnesses....
The word "Cantabro" may mean this soldier was either in an auxilliary of the Cantibri of Spain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantabri), or served...
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