Great looking coin jamesicus. A real beauty. As for OCRE, I find it very, very helpful. It is also sometimes very frustrating - the more I use...
Beautiful coin, bcuda. Verus is one of my favorite emperors to collect. I have a couple of the OP - not sure which was an "upgrade" so I kept...
What a great coin - I had no idea Trajan issued a denarius of this type. I was only familiar with the Hadrian type. Mine is very worn, but still...
Very informative post. I have two Plaetoria, which I attributed to 67 B.C. probably from Crawford. [ATTACH] Roman Republic Denarius...
Nice coins and write-up as always, RC. I do look forward to T-Bone Tuesdays, so keep them coming. I thought I had one of these Gallus Victory...
Julia Mamae sestertius with a giant crack: [ATTACH] Illyria drachm with a weird bent flan [ATTACH] Phocas with an over-sized flan: [ATTACH]
When I first started collecting ancient bronze coins, I found this site from Calgary Coins to be very helpful - I still refer to it:...
Nice coin! On those rare occasions I find a die match in my collection, I get pretty excited.
That is a nice way to start a Roman Republican collection. After 30+ years of collecting I still don't have one like that. Here's my latest...
Well, not to be a contrarian, but I think the OP looks pretty good. Sometimes a mottled green patina can give a coin a "camouflage" look that...
Thanks for pointing out that fantastic Pompeii find. It is dazzling. Basket of fruit and a glum Elagabalus - one of my favorite Roman...
Nice klippe! Salzburg minted some beautiful coins. Thirty years ago or so I was just starting to collect world crowns and my local dealer had a...
Another aspect of starting out collecting ancients is getting some skills in god/goddess identification. The reverse of yours (which is...
Most of my ancients cost under $20, and although my collection is by no means high grade, I am still amazed at what semi-decent stuff is available...
I never thought of it that way - thanks for the suggestion. That's one of the great things about Coin Talk - suggestions like this help me see...
Merry Christmas, Bing!
That is very interesting, and to me, quite plausible, Factor. I'm going to keep an eye out for a struck version. Maybe some day!
What an enjoyable thread this is. Here's another - Justin II and wife Sophia on a follis, looking pretty much like a pair of praying mantises....
Nice coin. A very expressive portrait. As for the weather, just a few scattered flakes falling here, nothing sticking (or needing shoveling)....
I am thrilled to see the OP - I have one of those. Or rather a smaller version of the OP. Or at least I think so! As for attribution, it's...
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