It's been decades, so I can't remember the details, but I took typing in either junior high school or high school. I can't even remember which...
Aurei of Agrippina II, Otho, Galba, Plotina and Matidia! But the Hapsburg family had unimaginable wealth in the 18th century and could have easily...
In honor of it being Superb owl Sunday, post a coin with an owl that you think is superb! I'll start: [IMG] Troas, Sigeion, c. 335 BC. Greek Æ...
Stag: [IMG] Plotina, c. AD 105-122. Roman provincial Æ 20.0 mm, 5.43 g, 6 h. Caria, Tabae, AD 105-122. Obv: ΠΛΩΤЄΙΝ CЄΒΑCΤΗ, diademed and draped...
Back in the 1980's when I started collecting, there was a brick and mortar store in my city that sold stamps, coins -- both ancient and modern --...
My not exactly FDC example: [ATTACH]
How about a Caracalla provincial for a Saturday free-for-all? [ATTACH] Caracalla, AD 198-217. Roman provincial Æ 21.7 mm, 5.81 g, 6 h. Phrygia,...
Another favorite: [ATTACH] Hadrian, AD 117-138. Roman Æ dupondius, 13.78 g, , 26.1 mm, 7 h. Rome, ca. AD 119-124. Obv: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN...
That's great! The editors of RPC IV are very responsive.
On coins of the empresses, there is no indicator on the bust to indicated whether a middle bronze is an as or a dupondius; rather, it may be...
Lovely! That one has some nice, old toning.
Aezani (Greek Αἰζανοί) in northern Phrygia, near the headwaters of the Rhyndacus, was a political and economic center of modest importance in...
Even though we recognize much in ancient Roman society as familiar, such as restaurants, money, stores, hairdressers, pet dogs, theater, art,...
That coin is RIC 1169a; BMCRE 1566; Cohen 80; Strack 1286; RCV 4645. Here is my example: [ATTACH] Faustina I, AD 138-140. Roman Æ as or...
Born ugly, but illustrate the shoddy workmanship of the Rome mint under Gallienus, which we old-timers here at CT joke is due to "Kevin in quality...
I can't help myself ... [ATTACH]
Nice coin. Leave the encrustations unless you know what you're doing lest you leave a big pit in the flan. Here's one of my favorite Caracalla...
Wow! What a denarius, @Ryro!
Here are a couple with captives: [IMG] Aurelian AD 270-275. Roman silvered billon Antoninianus, 3.60 gm; 21.7 mm, 6 h. Rome mint, officina 9,...
Entertaining and informative write up, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix! Too many to post, so I'll post my favorite: [IMG] Septimius Severus, AD...
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