My thoughts exactly, David. Here are some more photos: [ATTACH] Enhanced with the "T" between IMP and CAESAR, as well as the spikes in the...
I almost never buy slabs because I cannot afford them. This one was $30 on eBay, which is a bit salty for a worn as of Vespasian. Slabbed as a...
Wow, that's an awfully dramatic portrayal of Zeus! I agree, a bit trashy, "cheap toy" looking. Workout routines among the ancients didn't...
Great Faustina Friday post as always, RC. These always make me comb through my collection looking for examples. I had more than I thought I...
A recent pick-up: [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius Æ As (170-171 A.D.) Rome Mint M ANTONINVS [AVG TR P XX]V, laureate head right / COS...
Well, now that it is 1939 all over again, might as well stack some silver... I cannot resist a lovely crown from way back when - Portugal:...
"Wading through garbage" is almost a mission statement for me; I almost never buy LRB's individually, but $10 on eBay got me this one (a year ago,...
I recently got a lot of unidentified Indian coins I've been working on, not always with much success. As @Ed Snible and @THCoins suggest, like...
I really like those grape types. Here are a couple: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus Æ 17 (193-211 A.D.) Thrace, Philippopolis AV KAI...
Recently got one of the Hercules/boar types, like @Bing shows above, I believe: [ATTACH] Trajan Æ Quadrans (114-117 A.D.) Rome...
Just in last week, an upgrade...I like the weary, pensive portrait: [ATTACH] Julia Domna Æ Sestertius (193-196 A.D.) Rome...
I'm always carrying around a ratty sestertius, etc. as a pocket piece. Good to know there're others out there! You don't happen to have a photo...
Just got in a couple of Marcus Aurelius AEs from the depths of eBay. First this early as/dupondius with Minerva standing; as with all low-grade...
Back in October, Coin Talker @tenbobbit sent me a big lot of ancients that I am still working through. Included were four limes that run the...
Great post @Al Kowsky - that posting in Germany sounds pretty terrifying - and after Vietnam! A friend of mine served on a forward observation...
Here is my limes for Julia Domna - a "Mother of the Senate" type which is hard to find compared to some of her other types. The style is quite...
I would be very interested to hear what you think of this book - that includes letting me know if I over-sold it! :nailbiting:
I had a similar "conversion experience" about Maximinus Thrax after I read Maximinus Thrax: From Common Soldier to Emperor of Rome by Paul N....
Nice one, @ambr0zie - that great portrait more than makes up for any weaknesses on the reverse, I think. Of course you can't have just one...
Actually, I agree yours was a lot harder to ID - the Julia/Diana aspects of my sestertius made it a pretty easy, really. The Greeks are always...
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