Dear friends, everything has to come to an end. I have spent almost ten years to assemble tho most complete roman portrait gallery possible in...
This Sestertius, worn but finely styled and on a large and almost medallic flan, is of a rare and historic type commemorating Rome's "victory"...
This was a "back to the roots" purchase for me: a nice big yellow Sestertius that cost me just 5 % of what I paid for my Agrippina Junior and...
My latest architectural study in Lego was created especially for the exhibition "New Media in the Age of Augustus - Power and Media in Ancient...
Agrippina Minor, fourth wife (and niece) of Claudius and mother of Nero, had not only the most illustrious pedigree of any roman empress...
[ATTACH] At 32 meters, the so-called "Porte de Mars" at Reims (France) is the widest surviving arch of the Roman world. It is the only remaining...
Dear coin friends, I have just received the terrible (for me) news that an insured letter of mine on the way to certification in the USA was...
I have been a lazy buyer lately because my Sestertius collection is basically complete now and the rise in prices keeps me from getting...
The so-called Basilica of Constantine at Trier served as the imperial audience hall for the western emperors residing at Augusta Trevorum during...
After spending six weeks at the Swiss and German customs, my final purchase of 2021 finally arrived today. It features the first of many Roman...
I just bought two recent books on my namesake, Germanicus Caesar, published as companions to the exhibitions in the Museums at Kalkriese (2015)...
I wish you all happy holidays, may you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, the Saturnalia or whatever, and a smooth transition into the new year 2.775...
Cheers my coin friends! I had to buy another two Sestertii last week to be able to present a Top 10 this year, so this is in fact the only ten...
I had the chance to upgrade my old Volusian Sestertius with this specimen that, while it does not show my preferred brass tone, nevertheless...
Here is my interpretation of the Arch of Septimius Severus in 1 : 75 scale, including the long gone Quadriga carrying Severus and his sons...
[ATTACH] IVLIA PAVLA - diademed and draped bust right CONCORDIA SC - Concordia seated left, holding patera and double cornucopia, star in left...
Today I managed to close another gap in my Sestertius collection: [ATTACH] MANLIA SCANTILLA AVG - Bust right, wearing paludamentum IVNO REGINA...
Breaking news: 22 pieces (945 gr in total) dating from the 5th century including late Roman Solidi and Medallions discovered by metal detectorist...
Nothing spectacular here today, but after selling my first Julia Titi I found a replacement for my brass portrait gallery (the Flavians are...
Diocletian´s palace (built between 295 and 305 A.D.) is among the largest and best preserved monuments of the roman world. The building complex,...
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