[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This 'type' struck by the moneyer Postumius has been posted many times before by the CT gang but the first I have...
When this Roman Republic denarius was offered to me, along with four others, I used all of my pending May coin budget to purchase two of...
I was drawn to this coin since it exhibited substantial eye-appeal and that it differed from the 'Magna Graecia' types I had of Hieron II---- but...
This was one Roman Republic denarius I just had to have. It seems the Romans had a peculiar love/hate relationship with all things Greek. They...
I confess, I caught a bit of 'gold fever' recently, but my operating budget required that I go after a more modest example than what we've been...
While attempting to research this 'denarius' I ran across the above title quoting Doug as he clarified the 'Limes Denarius'. I am not sure what I...
This large silver tetradrachm of Philip, father of Alexander the Great and a great King in his own right, was exceedingly difficult for me to...
I won this bronze recently and went after it simply because it appealed to me (grade and devices) and it was of a type I was missing---plus it's...
It had seemed tantalizingly probable that I was about to win a long sought after replacement coin....and my maximum was still in command until...
These coins were purchased recently from one of our own. I'll post both since they wonderfully depict Ptolemaic coinage or devices. Besides the...
This 'denarius' intrigues and puzzles me for several reasons; although variations are of uncertain mints, this one appears to have been struck at...
I decided to post this somewhat scarce, heavily worn and large bronze for discussion---obviously not for 'admiration' LOL. It caught my eye due to...
It seems I fall into a mini-niche as I hunt for coins...Of course that includes my usual preference for RR and Greek issues but also a surge with...
At first glance, this appears to be just another Roma-Chariot denarius but it actually differs enough from what I already owned to accept a...
From the date, it's obvious that this denarius is NOT attributable to the more familiar historical 'Scipio's' but struck by a much later...
I went after these two Tetradrachms for the most basic of reasons: They both greatly appealed to me, especially at the low retail price I was able...
This attractive but less than perfect tetradrachm immediately caught my eye and 'spoke to me'. Despite some stiff competition, I was able to win...
At first glance I wasn't particularly interested in another of this 'type', but a closer look indicated some 'variants' that I found...
......happened to be large bronzes, which I have an unbounded affection for, and which immediately caught my eye. Among others, a Dupondius of...
It seems that Norbanus is most renown as an opponent of Sulla. Despite being assisted by another Marian partisan, the general Sertorius, Norbanus...
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