That's a beautiful incuse reverse - perfectly centered. The Vologases V AE chalkous has an appeal all it's own. A very nice group, Doug.
Nice solidus! Very nice coins, indeed.
Fascinating! The portrait is very reminiscent of those discovered in Pompeii, Herculaneum and Baiae.
A wonderful coin and quite a tale. The 3rd century AD emperors certainly provided much useful material for historians and fiction writers over...
Those are all lovely and significant acquisitions, Donna, congratulations. Being partial to Greek coinage, I especially like your Corinth stater,...
Those are two really nice coins. I do especially like the obverse of your second coin - a wonderful portrait, sensitively rendered. I had some...
Wow! I did have some auction lots from Roma delivered through Fedex. Fedex would send me a bill for the duty charged for the shipment. I told...
That's a truly lovely coin, Al. Congratulations! I had luck bidding on one lot in Auction XX, which I have posted on CT previously: [IMG] From...
Here's a coin that shows up with some frequency on the auction circuit. It is an oncia of 30 tari, Sicily, issued by Ferdinand IV in 1791. This...
Over the years I have purchased some Soviet coinage. Additionally I've bought several USSR Olympic commemorative coins, usually for around melt....
For those in the ancients forum interested in British history, I posted a couple of threads covering the English Civil War (1642-1651), featuring...
Thank you.
A nice example!
Thanks If you look closely at the enlarged view of the reverse, you'll see what looks pretty much like the top of a seven under the eight. I...
Awesome!
Yesterday, I posted a thread on my Oxford half pound, issued by Charles I in 1643, at the onset of a conflict that had a profound effect on...
Thank you. I suppose it is. I really don't know the surviving population census, but it must be very low.
A very impressive provenance!
Thank you. Yes, many examples are worn, damaged, mishandled and/or tooled.
Thank you. Yes, the price was around $3,000 at auction. The nice thing about the auctions of Jim Elmen is that there isn't a buyer's fee, which...
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