Well, this has been 'bothering' me since I saw the end of the auction. When I say bothering me, I mean in a good way. I just received this...
Ok.
LOL, yeah. I wonder if Nero could have played "The Lemon Song"? I'm sure he would have loved the lyrics...in Latin of course. :-)
You don't want to get rid of the dirt on the obverse? I don't think it is encrustation. If he uses distilled water or olive oil, he won't harm the...
I'd start with distilled water. It might take a long soak. Then, yes I would use a toothbrush and see what happens. If that proves inadequate then...
Why don't you want to clean it? Nice coin as is but cleaning might reveal more detail.
Nice coins. By the way, there is a "Nero playing the lyre" in the current CNG auction which closes tomorrow. And concerning this denomination,...
Here's my latest acquisition. Still trying to replace the coin types I had in my previous collection. Please feel free to post your Apollo...
This is one of the first coins I got when I again started collecting: [ATTACH] Ruler: Titus (Augustus) Coin: VF- Brass Sestertius IMP T CAES...
Congratulations. A very nice coin of Otho. My first Otho denarius I owned was the PAX ORBIS TERRARVM reverse. I got it from Tom Cederlind back in...
Thanks Ancient Aussie. Yeah I do the extra picture when I can to enhance the history of Rome with the ancient coins. Thanks for the compliment.
Beautiful job.
Thanks Doug. I just couldn't find anything on this variation in any reference materials I could find. Like your coins. I'm surprised RIC doesn't...
Hi Ancient Aussie, mine is dark green. Sure would like to know exactly where the temple was located. Nice coin.
Thanks IdesOfMarch01. I appreciate your post. When I didn't find the coin in Sydenham's "Coinage of Nero", I thought it must be rare. Thanks.
Thanks TIF. The coin is the same but their references are wrong. I appreciate the post.
I just checked my "The Coinage of Nero" by Sydenham and the closest I could find was Cohen 163 var., the obverse legend being slightly different....
Ok, here's the information: Ruler: Nero (Augustus) Coin: VF Bronze AS NERO CAESAR AVG GERM IMP - Laureate head right PACE P R VBIQ PARTA IANVM...
I just obtained this Nero AS, Temple of Janus with the SC in the exergue. Checking the resource files I could find, I saw very few of this type...
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