I don't understand. I never heard of it. It seems to be about regular antiques, not antiquities.
@zumbly. the togate citizen on both of our examples, as well as on @Marsyas Mike's, has what looks like a very distinct strap diagonally across...
For anyone interested, here is Berk's list of his 100 Greatest Ancient Cons, from the table of contents to the book I mentioned -- from the Eid...
It's on my list to watch. I remember that the Sutton Hoo discovery was one of the chapters in an anthology of archaeological discovery stories...
I have only 3 dupondii: the famous COL NEM dupondius with Augustus, Agrippa, and a crocodile, a dupondius of Julia Titi (Titus's daughter), and...
Great write-up. I love that mosaic of the Nile! My one Ptolemaic coin happens to be of Ptolemy VI: Egypt, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI...
Assuming that M. stands for Milne, if someone has both the 1933 and 1971 editions they could check them for you to see if the number matches...
Well, he's almost 15, and he doesn't leap to the top of 6-foot bookcases in a single bound (or run up the sides) like he did when he was younger...
You should be able to zoom in to see the ones in the cabinet in the second photo, although I'm pretty sure I've posted most of them before....
Here's a newly-arrived artifact -- obviously not the Egyptian bronze I mentioned that's currently being conserved! I've wanted an iridescent...
Here's my only other coin from the gens Cassia, this one from a Quintus Cassius Longinus 5-7 years later: Roman Republic, Q. Cassius Longinus, AR...
Mysia, Kyzikos, AR Diobol, ca. 450-400 BCE: [ATTACH] Next: another oldest coin
I wouldn't dream of calling any of my actual examples of ancient coins masterpieces, or anything close to it. However, I do have a copy of Harlan...
I think this is only the second Roman Republican denarius I've bought this year. At this rate, I'll end up with only about one-third as many...
What a wonderful coin, @David Atherton. It's fun to imagine how amazing that lighthouse must have been to see, and would be even now if it still...
Here are some Septimius Severus denarii that I have, in no particular order: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Ryro, I am embarrassed to admit that I didn't even know about this type before you posted your wonderful example. Now I want one! (It immediately...
I try to leave at least a few empty spaces in each tray so I can add coins without needing to move other coins out of that tray. Even if I do have...
The thing is, it's easy to advise people just to ignore trolls and report them without responding. But this particular troll not only used my...
Could you please edit your post to remove your quotation from this lunatic? I'd rather not have it sitting there!
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