How disappointing. I was contemplating going again this coming January if it went ahead, taking suitable precautions of course. I haven't been to...
Here's my one lifetime Faustina Senior, with the obverse legend FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, and a standing Concordia on the reverse. According to Paul...
We already have a Domitian at $8.50, so five to go.
Great write-up! Here's my one Vitellius: Vitellius AR Denarius, Jul 18-Dec 69 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Laureate head right, A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG...
I had no idea what that was, but I guess it is!
An interesting question I've never thought about, and the answers I found (by scrolling through my personal coin catalog) surprised me a little....
I have four coins of Augustus (including the COL NEM dupondius). I'd also like one issued when he was known as Octavian, but the ones I've seen...
I've also wondered if they were related, but haven't seen the question addressed anywhere. Similarly, there was a moneyer during the Republic...
Just about everyone here seems to have a Nero-Salus denarius! Are they known for being particularly common, or is it just a coincidence?
I have a Nero - Salus denarius (RIC I 71, RSC II 316) with a similarly less-than-mediocre reverse. I bought it shortly after I began actively...
Thanks for your willingness to admit that you're not all-knowing!
Well, Tony Bennett's original name was Anthony Dominick Benedetto. His family was from Calabria. Maybe they were related!
It's that orange-yellow color that supposedly comes from being buried in a desert for a couple of thousand years. Apparently very easy to fake,...
Some sellers, including that one, are well-known for applying artificial "desert patina" to the coins they offer.
Hi, Micke! (I know Micke from a Facebook group.) I didn't even know that you were a member here. I guess you haven't posted since I joined Coin...
Thanks to both of you. I think perhaps the engraver was a seer, because that chin makes Antoninus Pius look more like Maximinus Thrax than himself!
Indeed. A lot of people blocked him after a prior episode.
Well, it just goes to show that you don't know everything, and just because you haven't seen a particular style before doesn't mean that there's...
I bought the coin through VCoins from a very reputable dealer in California who's been around for a long time and has a special interest in Roman...
I didn't ask for your opinion. Did you write a book on Roman Provincial coins, too?
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