What a first year! It's not easy to find Roman bronzes in such nice condition. My three favorites are Drusus, Germanicus, and Nero Claudius Drusus.
But without Caesar, we wouldn't have July! A pretty important month, don't you think?
Wonderful coins. My favorites, I think, are #'s 6 (you can't go wrong with a decapitated Medusa!), 2, and 1.
Interesting observation. It does look different. I have no explanation, other than the possibility mentioned above that the die was reworked at...
I don't care if he's wearing pants! It was my understanding from reading descriptions of coins (and obviously I could be wrong) that it's the...
@Claudius_Gothicus's request applies. A heroic bust is one in which the guy looks like he's naked.
I'm pretty sure that I've read that some types of Republican coins were minted in quantities well exceeding one million, so that suggests > 1,000...
I believe that the weight of current scholarship indicates that the Etruscans originated in Anatolia. Of course, we know them from far more than...
A wonderful -- and wonderfully diverse! -- group, @Mat. The Julius Caesar is pretty amazing, but my personal favorites are the Claudius...
[Edited to add: never mind; @Ryro beat me by what appears to be a fraction of a second!] And now it's been 12 hours after all. Next: Apollo on a...
I agree that it's a reverse die match. Even if the O is slightly different -- and I'm not entirely convinced it is -- that could just mean (as @Al...
Why a new theme? I thought you're supposed to wait 12 hours. It's been less than two.
Trajan AR Tetradrachm, 100 AD, Phoenicia, Tyre. Obv. Laureate head of Trajan right; behind, ear of grain in left field; to right, club in right...
You might be right. Maybe the L. Plautius Plancus with Medusa on the obverse? Or one of the Calpurnius Piso Frugis, father or son? A minor typo...
Yes, I understand. I guess I wasn't clear. My question is whether people calling it the Byzantine Empire now call it by that name when they're...
Fascinating story. Thank you. Just out of curiosity, is the Eastern Roman Empire usually referred to as "Byzantine" as early as the 420s? (Leaving...
When I posted my Top 10 list, consisting entirely of Republican coins, one of them (the Naevius Balbus with the triga) was my Republican coin no....
People disappear all the time, sometimes temporarily and sometimes not. But obviously it's worrisome this year.
In my experience this year, coins from England via DHL and UPS Express have arrived very quickly, within a few days. The same is true for coins...
I have some coins from Antioch, and was actually surprised that I have as many as I do. Nothing from the time of the earthquake, though, and my...
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