I live in Manhattan, so I definitely don't see camels every day, whether used for personal transportation or to carry freight. (Once or twice a...
I have come across a couple of officina letter B's that look like D's. I just have to accept it, regardless of what my eyes tell me!
I've wanted a lifetime issue of Faustina I for quite some time, but the impression I've gotten is that considerably more than 90% of the Faustina...
Yes I am; I must have forgotten to sign in. Thanks.
Obviously everyone's financial situation is different, but at least for me, there's an enormous difference between annual subscription costs of...
The CNG archive is fantastic, and I use it all the time to get an idea of prices, but of course it's limited to coins sold through CNG itself.
Is there any evidence that they were actually used as such, and/or classified as such by the Romans themselves?
If that's true, then it would make no financial sense for anyone to pay for a "Pro" Coin Archives membership. But obviously many people do --...
Because of the frustrating limitations on what one can find with "free" searches on both acsearch and Coin Archives -- not only the inability to...
This is exactly what I've always assumed -- that Roman medallions were not intended as currency. just as there has been the same distinction...
I think the coin is great, and the obverse should be at least very fine. One little scratch on Roma's cheek shouldn't affect that. The reverse may...
Great coin!
Serdica [Sofia] (RIC V-2 Serdica 878G(Γ)) [ATTACH] Rome (RIC V-2 Rome 157(ς)) [ATTACH] Cyzicus (RIC V-2 Cyzicus 911): [ATTACH]
And here's my more conventional set of 12* Caesars (again, click for a substantial enlargement): [ATTACH] * minus 2
I placed my last order from Spain -- which arrived after two days via DHL Express without any export license or "cultural tax" -- on July 4. So...
I wonder when this took effect, because I've ordered a number of coins from Spanish dealers in the last few months, without their having to obtain...
Here's my "Augustus to Septimius Severus, 20 Caesars and 6 Empresses, OK OK I know there are gaps but it's what I've got" set (click to enlarge):...
Don't think I haven't imagined that scenario myself!
You're quite likely correct. It depends on whether there are four or five letters in the exergue. Perhaps what I thought was the 5th letter is...
When I stated that the coin I posted earlier in this thread was my only coin of Theodosius I, I completely forgot to mention that one of the...
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