Good eye. That type could easily be confused with more mundane reverses.
Yes to these recent posts about the US Postal Service. So far I’ve only lost one coin in 20 years, though I don’t purchase as many as most folks...
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Each of these crocodiles has something to recommend it. But this thread really demonstrates to me how difficult it is to find one of these issues...
“God grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.” Confessions Book 8.
Pardon my neophyte question, but does this mean that I, living in the United states, cannot purchase a Roman coin directly from an Italian...
I have generally been happy with my iPhone X system. But if you blow up these photos, they get pretty blurry pretty quick. Not high resolution....
Now that's more like it.
Yes. That’s very froggy. She looks hung over. Maybe she partied even harder than Elagabalus.
Oh no. That's a flattering portrait. Usually Domna is the looker and it's Maesa who has a face for radio.
Julia Maesa. I would like to get a nice denarius of her looking her most aged. There are some denarii in which she looks quite froglike. I want a...
I enjoy teaching this myth in my world literature courses. I always show this fine Khan Academy video on the Bernini sculpture:...
This is a dated but helpful article on the Egyptian issues: On the Billon Output of the Alexandrian Mint under Nero M. Sadek Phoenix Vol. 20, No....
I was going to say “Four aurei.” Disappointed.
Sorry to hear this news. James was knowledgeable, kind, and generous. He was an expert on the London mint. Here is a coin he gave me when he was...
That’s quite a bargain, even in the low-grade. That’s a recognizable reverse. It’s hard to find that reverse nicely struck without paying several...
I remember bidding on a couple of these unsuccessfully before realizing there could be several millimeters difference in size. I prefer the larger...
That’s a very generous response to a casual comment from me. But to expand on it, my observation is a bit banal. When I look at these imperial...
My eye is typically drawn to the reverse of this type, but that's a very nice portrait.
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