Nero seems to have had the classic neck beard, though one sees it more on statuary than coins. [IMG] Philip I (just a little bit of neckbeardy...
Oh, goodie. Another excuse to repost my Nero dupondius with the space shuttle on the reverse. ;) See it there, blasting off and about to whack...
What a cool, exotic looking piece! And big! Wow. Must be really impressive in hand.
I managed to accomplish a 12 Caesars set under $500/coin.* Missed this thread- it seems it was posted during my early-2017 "hiatus". "Twelve...
My first Roman collection was done in 2007-08. It was an "A-to-Z" (Augustus to Zeno) collection, which focused on portrait coins from as many...
Nice one, @Deacon Ray ! As usual, your graphics are wonderful, too. You could produce some nice picture books, y'know. I've had two "Tribute...
BTW, for those who like to listen to podcasts and audiobooks, Dan Carlin's Punic Nightmares series is well worth the time. I know @Aethelred...
Love it. I've looked longingly at some Carthaginian horsies before, but have not taken the plunge on any. The electrum issues are of course...
Oh- here's one that got missed that was also part of the old collection. Crispina (wife of Commodus) I believe that's Salus feeding a serpent on...
The Lucilla was indeed nice. It had a sweet portrait. I think she looked better in that portrait than on some other coins. (If memory serves,...
It certainly stuck in my memory, but yours is great, too.
Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! *applause*
Photobucket has indeed turned into a big bucket of... ermm... stinky poo-poo. There were a lot of fun, cheap <$50 coins in here, Cointessa. I...
I started again and did the Twelve Caesars in ... uhmm... 2011-2013 or so? Then I broke that up but still include some Romans in my Eclectic Box...
1881 or Canada or Newfoundland [IMG]
WOW! I know from experience that the 1901 Canadian half is a pretty tough coin! Yours blows mine outta the water (but my humble G6 was still...
And there we have it. What's left of the pictures of my first serious ancient coin collection, when I was a novice Roman collector. (Not that I...
Valentinian II [ATTACH] Theodosius I [ATTACH] Magnus Maximus [ATTACH] Arcadius [ATTACH] Eudoxia [ATTACH] Honorius [ATTACH] Theodosius...
Constans I [ATTACH] Constantius II [ATTACH] Magnentius [ATTACH] Constantius Gallus (?) [ATTACH] Julian II (?) [ATTACH] Jovian [ATTACH]...
Galerius [ATTACH] Maximinus II [ATTACH] Maxentius [ATTACH] Constantine I ("the Great") [ATTACH] Fausta [ATTACH] Licinius I [ATTACH]...
Separate names with a comma.
