Here is a SAFRA denarius: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 18 mm. 3.81 grams. 150 BC Crawford 206/1. Sear 85 Victory driving biga right
Officina numbers are spelled out on issues from the Rome mint. See this site for more about them:...
The video about how an electrotype is made was illuminating. TIF, thanks for the link.
But it is only December 26! There is lots of time left for one more!
I, too, thank John for running the Secret Santa event. Judging from the numerous happy posts, it was a great success.
Hoover is remarkably complete and I expect it will replace BMC for having citations to almost everything, especially when all the volumes are out...
Carthago, your quinarius is in King, Roman Quinarii (2007), as Republic 83, with only 3 examples, and the illustrated example, example c, is worse...
A dozen or two posts back Cyrrhus shows us a group of seven Greek coppers he got for $110. They are quite attractive and very interesting. It...
In 2015 had first shot at a retired dealer's library and improved mine with some old books. I also bought newer books through the regular...
It is a very special coin and hard to come buy. It has been missing from auctions of quite a few major collections. What a beauty! Congratulations!
Here is a super Constans/galley half-denomination. [ATTACH] Constans, struck AD 348-350. Half-centenionalis. 18 mm. 3.04 grams. Galley left with...
If you collect Roman imperial coins you probably want RIC. I have good thick volumes for sale for less than the cost of photocopying them or...
AN had a good idea to look outside the confines of Roman coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mithradates II, Parthian King, 123-88 BC. Drachm. 22-21 mm....
I have several denarii for sale at: http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/coinlist.html This one was just added: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] M. Porcius Laeca....
You can see some "limes" denarii on my educational page about ancient imitations http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ Go about half way down and hit...
JBG, I used that technique and it worked fine.
Prior to Hadrian, who wore a beard to conceal a facial flaw, Roman emperors were generally clean-shaven and had at most very short beards (for...
Be careful with the paper or cardstock you use for flips. Paper usually has sulfur in it and sulfur tones silver. Many of us like our silver...
Just to clear up a point, the winged figure (Victory) is on the reverse, not the obverse.
TIF, #9, the Lucius Verus of Alexandria, is super special. The Egyptian multi-god god is wonderful.
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