EDIT [as above]: I wish to add that I should've toned all this down, and could've tried to understand their perspective & been less accusatory. I...
First I've heard of them, very interesting. Assuming they're genuine, definitely somewhere on the proto-money spectrum. (I don't think you can...
Yeah, it does sound very interesting (I probably sounded more dismissive than I meant to!), I've got Seaford on my next-to-read list. Your intro...
EDIT: I wish to add that I should've toned all this down, and could've tried to understand their perspective & been less accusatory. I think I was...
No, I wasn't talking about criminal corruption at all. I meant a corruption (violation, debasement) of the fundamental principles of a public...
Thanks for sharing the blogpost again Ras -- that was an interesting one, well worth reading and thinking about. Another that I highly recommend...
If they don't turn into "rattlers" or press down the high points, I'd probably find them preferable. (Though I somewhat disprefer encapsulation in...
Nick -- I'm holding off on purchasing, but I really enjoyed the excerpts online! There was a lot new, thought-provoking stuff in there. I'm not...
Carinus -- I have exactly one of his coins in my collection of "Barbarians, Captives, and Enemies" on Roman Coins. I believe the captive is...
If you're only going to have a few ancient coins, this is a great choice! Personally, I don't send coins in to be slabbed (I have once or twice...
Here's a Titus that I don't think I've posted in this thread (I'll include a second, just in case!)... This one is ex-Orfew / A. Short...
Congratulations, beautiful example! [Larger photos.] Toward 4-5h on the obv., I wonder if those are traces of overstriking? I see a faint dotted...
[ATTACH] NEXT: A ONE-SIDED WONDER (okay or better on one side, worse on the other, although even that might be too generous for my DICT PERPETVO...
Here's a Marcian AV Solidus with a nice big cross graffito in the right field: [ATTACH] Next: A coin that's been modified, damaged, altered,...
Nicely toned example! Many people seem to prefer bright & fully cleaned Roman AR (at least for coins that are high states of preservation), but...
You are a person who does not shy away from difficult tasks -- I don't know what's easier, collecting Caracalla Sestertii or learning ancient...
That's a very cool type!
Kings of Macedon, Antigonos Gonatas, 277-239 BCE Helmeted head of Athena right B - A (for Basileus Antigonos, I think?). Pan standing right,...
Well, I think it's been about 36 hours, so how about Justin II? [ATTACH] "The Last Constantinopolis." Byzantine / E. Roman Empire. Justin II AV...
Indeed! I wish they'd left it holed, since then it'd be my only chance to get one this nice! Ever since I saw this type I've thought it was one of...
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