When it comes to desirable and/or rare types, the equation is quite easy. You need a lot of cash to be able to catch a VF+ example. And with the...
I hope you can forgive me for posting another history lesson, but I can't help it. This part of Roman history is just too interesting! I’ve...
[ATTACH] I wasn’t really looking for this particular type. But since I got the book by Sear, The history and coinage of the Roman imperators, as...
Hello all, below are two new additions to my imperial collection. Two coins of Lucius Verus, that refer to the war with Parthia. I think this...
[ATTACH] By the year 44 BC, Julius Caesar had shown an increased inclination towards royal power. This was much to the concern of several...
[ATTACH] There are many buildings which speak to mind when thinking of ancient Rome: for example, the Circus Maximus, the Flavian arena and the...
I seem to really enjoy coins from the glory days of the Roman empire, with images referring to games. I also admire elephants, so obviously this...
... when some agressive looking guy yelled "Hey! Who are you looking at?!" So, a bit scared and hoping to avoid trouble, I immediately changed my...
My latest addition is an absolute fascinating issue of the Severan dynasty. This coin (the reverse, that is) has been on my ‘dreamlist’: a list of...
Some explanation first: strictly speaking, I finished the 12 C's set in silver earlier. But for the digital tray, I wanted to focus on the...
It started with the coin below which I could get my greedy hands on: [ATTACH] For a coin of our most famous of all gladiator-emperors (ha ha),...
I had been looking for a Domitian for quite some time. A type that is common, but perhaps therefore more difficult to find just the right one....
[ATTACH] The Decemviri Sacris Faciundis - later the Quindecimviri Sacris Faciundis - were one of four major collegia of religous matters in...
Hello everyone! Hope everyone is doing well. I was in doubt whether to share the following story or not. Despite the - in hindsight - reasons for...
hello there, in these times of being indoors I thought of a funny and interesting thread, to see if we can recreate history. My idea was to post a...
Hello everyone, The purpose of this thread is to 1) show my first additions of 2020 and 2) ask for your advice via a poll. It's the first time I...
Hello everyone, An apology to start with. Because even though 2019 has passed and 2020 is well under way and several members already posted...
[ATTACH] Marcus Julius Philippus, also known als Philip or Philippus I Arabs, became emperor after the assassination of Gordian III. The demise of...
I don't see that many threads like this one, so I am not sure this is appropriate. I am by no means an expert, and i am interested in the opinion...
Although it sounds like a band from the 60's or something, the stakes were high when Hadrianus suffered braindamage (or something like that) in...
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