@jamesicus, @thejewk, The CNG one is here. Roma Numismatics sold this one in 2018. I was sure I had seen another for sale this year (maybe last...
Hi @jamesicus, I'd be interested on your thoughts about the timeline for the campaigns proposed by Elliot. I have some difficulties in...
Hi jamesicus, you can see photos here. Caracalla's medallion doesn't seem to be available in photographic form online, but the British Museum...
I agree that they should be taken with a grain of salt, but even doing that I still can't get from his emphatic "there was no uprising" to "there...
> Libanius did say the island had rebelled The passage from Libanius starts by saying many "become dizzy at the name [of Britain]" and that...
There doesn't seem to have been. Libanius is quite clear that the situation in Britain was calm and settled: Oration LIX: Panegyric of...
This article may be of interest to people. It's about all the Roman coins that feature Britain in some way.
The Royal Mail is not functioning perfectly. Next Day signed for letters now take over a week to arrive, and no signature is taken. Mine was left...
They told me "Buyers who spend over £1000 in a single auction with us are automatically placed onto our catalogue mailing list"
That's a nice coin. You can download de La Tour here
Apologies for the thread necromancy but it still turns up on the first page of a Google search, and I thought you might find these links useful....
Nice coins. I bought from the same auction and had a similar experience. I emailed them asking for the invoice and they couldn't even confirm if...
It seems that the obvious solution is for sellers to take high quality photos that don't make the coins look "odd", or show edge seams that aren't...
That's a lovely coin. I can't help you with your question I'm afraid, but do have some opinions on whether the obverse is a boat, boar, or what...
Thanks @Orfew. I knew there was a new version out but I didn't realise they had changed the numbers.
I've been looking at the coins of Titus that celebrate Agricola's victory at the River Tay and (almost) everyone seems to assign them to RIC II...
It's not a Durotriges stater - the horse on the reverse is wrong for them. It could be a North East coast type (based on the reverse), or Gaulish...
Hi @Roerbakmix, I'm not sure anyone will guarantee authenticity from a photo, but if it helps, I only collect unscribed Celtic gold and I'd have...
I can't say for sure if it's genuine, but it's the right weight and size, it looks ok to me, and I'd be happy to buy it. Pavlos makes a good...
It's Scheers class 4. Here's one at the British museum....
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