A Victrola from olden times: [IMG]
A Victrola? That brown stuff doesn't look so appetizing now.... The grooves are quite wide, as is the needle, suggesting a 78 rpm record. Or it...
For the second photo, is that a Weber barbeque? Now I'm hungry! First photo - a widow's mite?
There are so many notable women from antiquity, such as Faustina Senior and Faustina Junior, that it becomes a challenge to post just a few of...
That edge is odd. I am not familiar with the production of Roman Republic denarii, but I assume the technique to made the flans is more or less...
Domitian, 81-96 AD AE 23 Judea, Caesarea Maritima Hendin 747 8.9 grams [ATTACH] Next: A coin of necessity, issued in connection to a war or...
It seems to me that the weakness for a portion of the legend, where the flan is wide enough to accommodate it, is likely due to uneven pressure at...
Is this a rare coin? Putting aside NGC, how extensive is the edge filling? It is possible that it might have had a mount removed, especially if...
Here's another link to a short Coin Week article about the coinage of Heraclius. Some of you CT members probably know about it:...
Oops! Forgot to read the legend. I thought the portrait looked vaguely familiar. Thanks
And usually quite powdery, a sure sign of active corrosion.
Does anyone have a coin from the time when Athens revolted against Rome, in 88 BC, or a coin of Boudica? Also, I know that Spartacus did not...
For CT members interested in another perspective on this turbulent time, as recommended by nerosmyfavorite68, here is a link to the podcast...
Thank you, Al. Those are excellent solidi of Heraclius! Is the portrait on the first coin that of Heraclius the Elder? I think it is.
What an incredible opportunity that was! My guess is that the owner had a friend or family member who happened to have some coins that he or she...
That's a very attractive coin with very nice patina and a beautiful, bold strike for this type!
It's possible. Phocas is wearing a consular robe on the obverse of the Antioch follis very much in the same style of Maurice Tiberius. Here's...
It certainly does! Thanks for posting.
I do have quite a few bronze Byzantine coins, acquired recently and in years past, many of them pleading to be researched and properly labeled....
First Jewish Revolt, 1/8 shekel, year 4, 69/70 AD 5.2 grams [ATTACH] First Jewish Revolt, shekel, year 2, 67–68 AD 13.7 grams [ATTACH]...
Separate names with a comma.
