The facial features on Vespasian's portrait are particularly well rendered; both the obverse and reverse are well centered as well. I think my...
Let's evaluate this coin on a point-by-point basis: - Obverse and reverse centering is nearly perfect. - Legends are fully readable and the...
Posted a long time ago, in a galaxy far away: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-is-a-12-caesars-set.235118/page-2#post-1772845
So, your recommendation would be that collectors don't buy from sellers who guarantee their coins, or don't get an agreement from the seller that...
A general observation: The value in posting a coin's picture and asking about its authenticity lies in the ability of the collectors here to...
Currently there is no data that support this idea. No high-end auction house (NAC, CNG, etc.) purposely slabs its ancient coin offerings in any...
Your coin is quite nice with full legends on both sides, and very good centering on the obverse. I have this coin too and it's my favorite small...
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I'm going to offer some unsolicited advice -- feel free to ignore it. The immediate and most important thing you should do in response to the...
When this edition actually ships, it will be interesting to see if Berk can substantiate his claim by including coins that are available in...
Well, TIF is a hard act to follow (wince at that pun), but on Roman coins, their gods in particular seem to always be portrayed as anatomically...
Maybe it's actually a Greek coin? ;-)
Maybe I have a much more restrictive definition of "unique," but personally I find that about 80% of the coins illustrated in this thread aren't...
Earlier this week, PBS in my area had a Secret of the Dead show featuring Nero. If you're not familiar with PBS's Secret of the Dead series, it...
A few suggestions/observations about this particular coin and type: 1. The coin looks generally authentic and appears to be within the normal...
As AncientJoe mentioned in another thread, I was fortunate enough to add one of these types to my 12 Caesars collection, in 2016, that was...
While I agree with the first sentence in this post, I disagree strongly with the rest of it. "Authenticated/TPG slabbed coins" offer no...
This is an amazing coin for your first aureus. The artistry of the portrait is outstanding -- a pensive, contemplative image of the emperor. I...
The brilliant Greek mathematician, Eratosthenes of Cyrene, first calculated (with surprising accuracy) the circumference of the earth around 240...
Well, if this is correct, then it would explain why it's NOT USPS registered mail. It would be tracked once it gets into the USPS system, but not...
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