The last time I did this, it was fun, so I thought it would be fun to do it again. I used a random number generator to pick a coin for me to post...
Yes.
I am NOT surprised that Frank S. Robinson guaranteed the coin for life. Frank is a retired federal judge and an honest man and an honest dealer....
Maybe it's "P is for Postumus and V is for Victorinus!" [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's really cool. I have long believed that the flans for these issues were cast in chamfered molds connected by runners (sprue). Mine shows a...
LOL!!! As if Tranquillina antoniniani sold for $1.00!! :D
Agree. Here are a couple of Faustina II bronzes that are well-worn but which have smooth, glossy patinas, lovely color, and with nice centering. I...
It doesn't photograph well, but here's a Roman provincial of Faustina II brockage: [ATTACH]
Went to the post office today. Mine is en route to the recipient. This will be fun!
Here's my nicest Posty -- a Secret Saturnalia gift! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice!! Yes, it's RIC 318 (Pax STANDING), not 78 (Pax WALKING).
In today's news. [ATTACH]
Oh, that's gorgeous! The portrait is very artistically rendered and that patina is lovely! That's a keeper, all right. Here are a few of my...
Wow! What a score!
Fun thread!!! I never let an opportunity pass to show my LION QUADRIGA! I'll have to admit, though, in this thread with many mythological beasts...
Very early in my coin collecting "career" when eBay was a new thing and the Celator was still in print, I bought this one from an eBay dealer as a...
With billon you can see some funky patinas. Look at this reddish one of Nero! [ATTACH]
Matri is dative -- "to/for/by mother"; Mater is nominative -- used as the subject of sentences or in titles (as a nominative absolute). And as...
Cool! This is the only Caracalla from Serdica I have. His cuirass is decorated on the shoulder, but it's probably not an aegis: [ATTACH]
That's just a straight-up misinterpretation of the Latin grammar. DEVM is genitive plural. The singular is DEI, as in agnus dei -- "Lamb of God."
Separate names with a comma.
