Do the Japanese really call their decade-long invasion of China and Manchuria "Incidents," or is that a translation issue?
People probably smelled better then, given regular bathing, than, say, at Versailles at the court of Louis XIV. What with all the defecation and...
From the Google Books preview of Harl's book, here's a reference to the quadrigatus (a late version of the didrachm) as a heavy denarius:...
High Rating Low Price -- named Ilya Zlobin, I believe -- is the most notorious joke of an ebay seller discussed here. Not because his coins aren't...
There's an Ancient & Medieval Coins Sales group on Facebook with both well-known and not so well-known dealers, and about 1,000 members. No...
My few dogs/hounds. None in real life, cat person that I am. I've posted them all before, so I'll omit the descriptions this time. [ATTACH]...
Thanks. Is there a particular reference in this book that answers my questions?
It's actually quite nice, I think. Much nicer than the ones on vcoins. But if I were going to spend $780 on a coin (which is a lot for me), there...
I was just looking on V-Coins, and even the ones that -- to be perfectly honest -- look quite unattractive to me are priced above $1,000. So I...
Just curious: why does it matter? Its numismatic value and interest aren't related to its silver content. Nor, really, is its physical appearance....
@Alegandron, I notice that you seem to be the only member here who regularly refers to each of these pre-211 BCE Roman didrachms/quadrigatas as a...
Apparently just called a triga, like the biga. Regarding the triga, this is from the footnote I omitted: "Sear notes at p. 130 of RCV I that the...
Don't forget the triga (which appears on only two Roman coins)! Roman Republic, C. Naevius Balbus, AR Serrate Denarius, 79 BCE, Rome Mint. Obv....
The two small children on my second coin must be intended to represent Caracalla and Geta, even though they were adults by the time the coin was...
Nice!
Young: [ATTACH] Not so young: [ATTACH]
Very nice. I didn't know that Pompey actually used a real elephant quadriga in a triumph. Even if it was too wide to fit through a gate!
Don't remind me!
Yeah, no. No ovens for this coin! I'll stick to the distilled water and maybe a toothbrush.
Thanks. Do you still have your Domitian elephant quadriga? I see that you posted one a few years ago.
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