Would love to know more about the Septimius Severus coin above which is not listed and has a rather unusual portrait.
Doug: I finally got my copy of "Septimius Severus the African Emperor" by Birley -enjoying it very much. Birley is correct about one thing -...
Ancient coins is one of the very few hobbies where knowledge can lead to rewards. I suspect that it used to happen more often than it does now -...
Nicely done! I have always wondered how a usurper who didn't survive that long could have struck what appears to be such a massive number of coins...
Very scary, frustrating and a sign of the times. The collectors nightmare. Hopefully they will walk into a coin shop and try to peddle these and...
This information has been incredibly useful in my study of E’s coinage!
You might be right but I am having some difficulty imaging how it could be done.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius Sestertius Weight: 24.45 Size: 31mm RIC 967 Somewhere in my collection of United States coins is what was...
Yes but it was almost worth the loss of the types from the Rome mint given the spectacular examples that were struck in the provinces!
PS Doug Smith has an excellent article on die studies that I went back to again after reading this piece.
Terrific article! I have noticed, however, in examining Roman coins that in many instances where I saw a die match on first examination, further...
Pictures are very easy - just go to “upload a file”
I can’t believe it took me this long to respond - I love the blue patina I love the blue patina on the first coin, and you are correct, it is...
Terrific write up! Wonder how these went for?
Fascinating post: two questions: where did the information come from on the coinage of the four regions and second - do you know of any sites or...
You do know your Stooges! I remember watching the movie “Trading Places” and thinking that it was nothing more than a remake of the HOI POLOI...
Wasn’t there a Three Stooges episode called “Among the Hoi Polloi”? Wonder if they used it correctly.
The number of multiple coin lots shown on Tritan III are shocking!! So many hundreds of sestertii for what today seems absurdly low estimates - I...
Curtis: I apologize for taking so long to get back to you - I suspected you would know alot about the type and I was not disappointed....
The left facing As is beautiful - I like the bust type. I bought my Geta as Caesar on ebay for a reasonable price (far less than four figures)....
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