Great coin! That's a very nice depiction of Mt. Gerizim! Lucky you getting a signed copy of 100 Greatest Ancient Coins on your visit. I'm a couple...
Congratulations on the very interesting rarity & on the good research! The AE As is a great area for collecting. I can't find a reference now...
I received my winnings from Naville Auction 81 today (7 coins total). Perhaps I'll post more from this delivery, but I was most excited about the...
I didn't want to bump the thread just to correct an error in my previous comment (for whatever reason certain comments can't be edited?) but I...
That is a very nice obverse for a Justin II & Sophia Follis! I think all of mine (at least in recent memory) came in group lots, and are of pretty...
It's hard to tell exactly how he manages to carry it, along with his spear and the reigns for the horse, but this helmeted warrior has a giant...
As I have a sub-collection of Roman Captives coins, I like this type. Some nice examples here. I'm still a little mad at myself for not getting...
I usually store my fragile and older (19th century) volumes flat. I think people do store them upright sometimes, especially if they're in good...
@GinoLR -- That Spanheim is fantastic! I love that you were able to find the coin in question in the BnF from Louis XIV's collection. Howgego is...
Great posts! I love that you can look at different personal libraries on roughly similar topics but each one has a multiple great texts not...
I don't think you did! We've gotten through most of the easy Royal Ladies, so maybe it's harder to find a "next" that someone will be able to...
I have some Roman Imperial and Provincial reverses with various figures "feeding snakes" or holding "serpent-entwined staffs," but my favorite...
It seems like it's been a long time since there were any posts on collections or accumulations or piles of ancient coin literature (books, auction...
Here's an L. Julius Caesar Denarius ("the other Julius Caesar") with Mars on the obverse (and a chariot of Cupids on the reverse!). [ATTACH]...
I'm still waiting for a few "latest ancients" to arrive in the mail, but here's my latest to have arrived. It combines my two favorite...
That looks like a pretty decent group, as far as these go, I bet a good proportion will be keepers. It wouldn't surprise me if that crusty green...
LIVIA "Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of emperor Augustus." I've been watching the...
That's quite an attractive example. Patina looks great, especially where the earthen material in the recesses highlights the hair. It almost looks...
That's a pretty cool collection! I love Greek AR fractions and have made them a significant portion of my collection in recent years. The issue,...
I see a couple possibilities, maybe... Possible spelling error (TAVSTA for FAVSTA)? Or (conceivably) that her bust appears to be cuirassed (i.e.,...
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