Of course a parazonium counts. But if that's a parazonium, why isn't it triangular, and why does it have a knob at the end instead of a point? It...
A wonderful coin., @Roman Collector. It looks extremely similar to my Domitian/Domitia from Anazarbus: Domitian and Domitia, AE 22.7, 93/94 AD,...
Since I like showing it off, I'll re-post my most recently acquired Roman Republican denarius, issued by C. Calpurnius L.f. Piso Frugi, minted...
The most recent reports I've been able to find relating to the new MOU with Turkey, signed in the last days of the previous administration, are...
But NGC and other third-party grading companies don't guarantee authenticity. All they give is their professional opinion. Which may be...
Anybody who's spent a lot of time at art museums should have noticed the difference between looking at a painting -- say, a Van Gogh -- in a...
I certainly am not one to hold grudges, especially if the other person feels the same way! And I'm very sorry about the difficult year you've...
My objections to slabbed ancient coins are largely aesthetic: they can't be displayed as nicely together, by contrast to displaying them in trays...
Some palms and palm leaves/branches. (Footnotes, if any, omitted.) Roman Republic, L. [Lucius] Calpurnius Piso Frugi, AR Denarius, 90 BCE. Obv....
A great write-up and some great coins. An interesting map, too. All now part of Turkish cultural heritage, according to our latest MOU! Here is...
CHL?
You can usually tell Fortuna by the rudder she holds.
Very nice coins! I agree about the high quality of engraving during this period, and the plentiful examples available. When I started actively...
Thanks for the comprehensive answer to my questions! Regarding the elusive denarius RIC 710, one of the references is to a plate number. Have you...
Thanks, @Roman Collector. Great coins all. I'm always amazed by the number and variety of your Faustina II coins. But I'm glad you didn't buy the...
I think "cuts" to portrait might have been a more accurate description than "scratches."
Thanks. Yes, that's why the coin appealed to me in particular, out of all the many available Maximinus sestertii I looked at. His son was lucky...
I never thought of the "kulaks" as bourgeoisie, a term that (to me) suggests urban people. The kulaks were supposedly the wealthy peasant class,...
The term dates to the 18th century, and even earlier if you see the bourgeoisie as a rough equivalent -- just look at Dutch domestic paintings...
If @Victor_Clark, from whom I bought the coin, was the purchaser of the group lot at the CNG auction, I think he made a good deal, even though I...
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