It seems like it's been a long time since there were any posts on collections or accumulations or piles of ancient coin literature (books, auction...
Here's an L. Julius Caesar Denarius ("the other Julius Caesar") with Mars on the obverse (and a chariot of Cupids on the reverse!). [ATTACH]...
I'm still waiting for a few "latest ancients" to arrive in the mail, but here's my latest to have arrived. It combines my two favorite...
That looks like a pretty decent group, as far as these go, I bet a good proportion will be keepers. It wouldn't surprise me if that crusty green...
LIVIA "Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of emperor Augustus." I've been watching the...
That's quite an attractive example. Patina looks great, especially where the earthen material in the recesses highlights the hair. It almost looks...
That's a pretty cool collection! I love Greek AR fractions and have made them a significant portion of my collection in recent years. The issue,...
I see a couple possibilities, maybe... Possible spelling error (TAVSTA for FAVSTA)? Or (conceivably) that her bust appears to be cuirassed (i.e.,...
Also: Note that the "Mr. le Colonel R.H. Morcom" from the Ratto catalog shown by @larssten is the same Col. R.K. Morcom of my coin above. (Spring...
Hopefully this thread will resume & keep going! I am working on a website now to illustrate exactly this kind of coin (I have about 60 posted,...
Strictly speaking, I don't think I have any truly "quasi-autonomous" from Lydia (I've Roman Provincial bronzes from Lydia, but all are in the name...
What a good idea for a topic... I think I may have a whole month's worth of additional Juno's to post & talk about, but I'll try to stay within...
Interesting comments, Blake! As others said, it sure brings back a flood of memories -- I was in college/grad school at that moment, so even...
@red_spork -- Thanks for sharing the coin & details its extraction. What a great little coin! This one is so much more attractive than I'm used to...
That's interesting, I'd temporarily forgotten about his Provincial portraits. Seeing how briefly he was in power (c. 3 months), I think there's a...
Yes, it is unfortunate any time you damage something ancient. It is definitely a sacrifice. We wouldn't want to do this often, but in this case,...
Here's my Colophon Mint Alexander III Drachm Two photos of the same coin -- not sure which I lighting I prefer! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just to...
Congratulations, that's a very nice portrait of Nero... with a great looking wig! Actually, not everyone agrees it's a wig (does that look like...
Whoa! Those are some beautiful ancient silver coins. Any collection would be happy to have them, I'm sure!
I get that. Your comment may have been more open to interpretation than I realized, so there are probably more charitable interpretations that I...
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