I know from an email Frank sent me over the weekend correcting the arithmetic in the first invoice he had provided, that he had 185 different...
My four coins arrived in the mail today, so I guess I was right in my assumption that Frank was going to mail them out on Tuesday. Two days isn't...
4 for 4! A small sample size, I know, but I still think it's quite a coincidence, given that there are more than 25 different types of Aelius...
I'm glad this thread was revived so I had a chance to read the article -- fascinating. My one Aelius Caesar coin: Aelius Caesar AR Denarius, 137...
I can understand how you feel! A couple of years ago, I received an envelope from Plovdiv, Bulgaria containing a Julia Soaemias denarius I had...
Thank you. Probably the most I might do is see what happens if I apply something to a very tiny area by the rim, before I proceed any further.
I've seen some pretty nice examples in the $500-$1,000 range, but that's still a lot of money -- too much for me!
After seeing all the great examples in this thread of the Otacilia Severa hippo reverse, my Gollum-like acquisitiveness took over -- my precious!...
As much as I tend to think the animal on No. III looks more like a goat on most of the examples I've seen, Sear argues in Roman Coin Values Vol....
I agree that it's one of the Gallienus zoo coins. It doesn't look like Philip to me.
It seems that the authorities can't agree on whether No. III is supposed to be a goat or an elk/moose. The small horns and beard on several...
Also a great hippo!
Both are very cool, although the first one looks much more ferocious!
Which is the goad and which is the wand?
A great set! Perhaps someday I'll be able to complete mine, although a lot of the ones I see for sale don't look that great. (The worst of them...
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