I managed to obtain an inexpensive vise that opens to 70 mm. (2.75"), large enough to fit the NGC slab with the Numerian antoninianus. (I was...
So Crawford 409 would remain at 67, whereas Crawford 405/1-5 would be dated 57 under this theory.
Interestingly, Michael Harlan, in the volume of Roman Republican Moneyers and their Coins 81 BCE-64 BCE (2012) dated all these coins as issued in...
Fascinating, and I love all the coins people are showing with the decapitated heads of Sol and Luna! But where do you draw the line, if at all,...
Your portrait of Numerian is superb, and looks very similar to mine, although it's clearly not a die match given how different the design of the...
Well, this coin was actually issued by Cassius Longinus, so it's certainly related to him, but it doesn't bear his portrait. Although there's...
The last thing I want to do is get in one of those slab vs. no slab debates! So I'll just say that I've kept my coins (first British, now ancient)...
Congratulations on finally being able to make up for what you had to do all those years ago. That's indeed a very nice coin, with a great...
That's an extremely attractive coin, @jamesicus. Congratulations. Here's my only Caligula, the commonest type of as with a seated Vesta on the...
A great coin, but cucumbor's request is pending.
I love these -- especially the two Republican coins (my own example of the Servilius was in my top 10 this year), the Harpocrates, and the Isis...
I'm not sure Athens owls are considered so problematic as long as you buy from a reputable dealer, especially now that there's such a large supply...
@Roman Collector, you really do seem to have an inexhaustible supply of wonderful coins, and unlike many of us, you rarely have to repeat them!...
Thank you! I actually think the portrait of Carinus is pretty much on the same level; its condition is certainly at least as good. Perhaps if the...
I have read that supposedly nobody knew what she looked like -- I believe she died before her husband became Emperor -- so the engravers made her...
A truly wonderful group. I could easily have voted for any or all of them, but I chose my three favorites: No. 1 is definitely the Paulina, and...
Wow. Fantastic! My favorites are nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10. I can't narrow them down any more than that.
Thanks. What numbering system do they use for new coins? Do they add on to the BMCRE numbers?
And this is for Blue, running straight and true forever: [ATTACH]
I'm so sorry for your loss, @Alegandron. Blue was a beautiful dog, and I can see from the photos how much she was loved. Every time you wrote...
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