I no longer have this Julia Domna denarius, but when I bought it I did so only for the portrait, because it hooked me at first sight. [ATTACH]
I've always wondered at the dating, too, as most of these bullets were so nondescript and common for so long. Can a bullet like this be said to be...
I was wondering if there is a way to remove the encrustration covering this sling bullet, without ruining the bullet underneath. It's hard as a...
The mighty Hightities probably didn't need to be as brutal as the Amazonians. They probably didn't even have to carry weapons. In their hands, I mean.
My brain saw "Hittite" at first glance, and then the spelling of "Hightities" made me look again, because I've never heard of the ancient...
I don't have the Venus reverse, but here is my Lucilla with the Pietas reverse. On a sidenote, she was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius, not...
I think it would depend on why you collect ancient coins in the first place. If you collect ancient coins purely as an investment, you'd probably...
Well, naturally, as soon as I whine about the time waiting for this coin, it showed up today. I'm not proud of my impatient tone here, and I...
Thanks, and sorry...I'm just frustrated. All this waiting is wearing out the excitement I had for getting the coin. It's nothing special, not...
My 2019 goal is to eventually receive the coin I bought that was sent on December 21st. I won't buy from a European seller again if this is typical.
Whoa, I actually have a relevant coin to add to a discussion - I should play the lottery (haha)! [ATTACH]
Okay, thank you - I won't worry about it then until I have it in hand.
I don't have this coin in hand yet, and it isn't the best of pictures, but can anyone tell if this is bronze disease or if it's just normal...
I just bought this Lucilla sestertius, not for its condition (obviously) and I know the coin isn't rare or have any special historical...
The pics look great, but to answer your aperture question, yes - a higher aperture number will get more of the coin in focus, but you'll also need...
Trajan Decius looks almost like he could turn his head and look at you! That's a whole lot of portrait, and really cool. I like the Marcus...
[ATTACH] (I don't own this coin, unfortunately) I'm 57, so I've officially outlived Julius Caesar, but there are still no coins of me. Julius...
I like the Trajan and Hadrian equally, but I'm a sucker for the neatness of the legends on Trajan's coins.
Although I wouldn't say I hate this coin, I'll never be able to buy one like that, so I don't mind seeing a coin in that kind of condition (love...
I'm wondering what was meant by this part: Severus was 48 when he became emperor (born in 145) - hardly an "old man", even by 193 AD standards,...
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