I wonder if the price of this coin was a result of its being an aureus with Julius Caesar on it, rather than because it was a restoration of an...
Personally, I would love to see a side-by-side comparison of coins that illustrate high-quality lettering vs. mediocre (not necessarily...
I've always found the VCoins website (www.vcoins.com) to be a reasonable place to look for most types of coins, and in addition, the (retail)...
The first coin I acquired outside of my 12 Caesars focus was a Hadrian aureus with this reverse type: [ATTACH] HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D. AV Aureus...
This coin has a lot to recommend it: good, artistic portrait, well centered both obverse and reverse, legend readable on the obverse with NERO...
Thanks for the compliment. The coin was a private purchase brokered through my dealer, so you won't find it in any online research of which I'm...
Interesting post. I hadn't realized there were two types of the Judaea Capta denarius with slightly different reverses. I have the same type as...
[ATTACH] HADRIAN 117 - 138 A.D. AE Sestertius (23.62 g.) Rome ca. 132 - 134 A.D. RIC 706 HADRIANVS - AVGVSTVS Laureate and cuirassed bust r.,...
It's been a privilege to read your posts these past five years. The effort you put into making your posts helpful and instructive is...
Use of ancient coins in jewelry is not limited to moderately priced coins: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Discussed in this thread:...
So, which legionary denarius is the last remaining one? The most notable exercise of their political power came when they raised Claudius to...
Here are my personal observations about this coin: [ATTACH] Pros: 1. This is a pretty good portrait of Galba; it's recognizable and reasonably...
It's pretty much reliable, documented history that the gold for these coins came from statues that did, in reality, exist in ancient times....
The history behind this coin is unassailable; that fact alone makes it one of the most significant ancient coins ever minted. As a collector for...
How did this coin first pop up on your radar? Did you read about the coin specifically, or was it through a history of the Peloponnesian war?...
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