Wow! Magnificent style across the board.
I was hoping someone would post a Vindex! Great coin!
Its been a dismal 365 days in basically every respect. One of the few bright spots of the past year has been the extra time to focus on, refine...
I understand and I agree! The most interesting aspects of a coin are of course intrinsic to themselves and their place in antiquity. The only...
For a provenance to be worth anything to me, I prefer a visual record in a sale catalogue, or, if I trust the source, notations in a ledger....
@Carausius excellent find! I also strongly endorse Spring’s book as well. It is an invaluable resource. Not only does it list virtually all...
Great coins everyone! I wouldn’t call anything in my collection a “masterpiece,” indeed I personally don’t think too many “masterpieces” in Roman...
Thank you! Most of the credit must go to Hadrien Rambach and the late John Spring. It’s my favorite picture too. It was one of the few coins I...
A great question. Cicero has always been a favorite of mine for being one of history's most noteworthy lawyers. Of course, many important Roman...
I’ll admit, even though many of these emperors met grisly ends, I’ve always felt particularly bad for Geta. The circumstances surrounding his...
Thank you! I didn’t include my denarii as they don’t really fit my new collecting goals, but I still have them and will post them here eventually!
2021 is off to a good start (numismatically). While I have not had an opportunity to cross off any rarer types, I have been fortunate enough to...
A gorgeous piece of fantastic style!! I much prefer your example to the one you were an underbidder on. Yours just has “it.” The “De Guermantes”...
I think it will be a while before there is a “perfect” system. Many old plates, particularly those that feature plaster casts of coins, require a...
I would be comfortable that it’s a match!
All excellent pieces, but it’s number three for me all the way! What a marvelous reverse.
seconded! The sequel “Claudius the god” as well.
That looks like a fake to me. I would pass.
Beautiful coins all. I particularly like 4 and 7. Wonderful job digging up the pedigrees as well!
this is a great book and resource! Also a very interesting read.
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