Also: Note that the "Mr. le Colonel R.H. Morcom" from the Ratto catalog shown by @larssten is the same Col. R.K. Morcom of my coin above. (Spring...
Hopefully this thread will resume & keep going! I am working on a website now to illustrate exactly this kind of coin (I have about 60 posted,...
Strictly speaking, I don't think I have any truly "quasi-autonomous" from Lydia (I've Roman Provincial bronzes from Lydia, but all are in the name...
What a good idea for a topic... I think I may have a whole month's worth of additional Juno's to post & talk about, but I'll try to stay within...
Interesting comments, Blake! As others said, it sure brings back a flood of memories -- I was in college/grad school at that moment, so even...
@red_spork -- Thanks for sharing the coin & details its extraction. What a great little coin! This one is so much more attractive than I'm used to...
That's interesting, I'd temporarily forgotten about his Provincial portraits. Seeing how briefly he was in power (c. 3 months), I think there's a...
Yes, it is unfortunate any time you damage something ancient. It is definitely a sacrifice. We wouldn't want to do this often, but in this case,...
Here's my Colophon Mint Alexander III Drachm Two photos of the same coin -- not sure which I lighting I prefer! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Just to...
Congratulations, that's a very nice portrait of Nero... with a great looking wig! Actually, not everyone agrees it's a wig (does that look like...
Whoa! Those are some beautiful ancient silver coins. Any collection would be happy to have them, I'm sure!
I get that. Your comment may have been more open to interpretation than I realized, so there are probably more charitable interpretations that I...
EDIT [as above]: I wish to add that I should've toned all this down, and could've tried to understand their perspective & been less accusatory. I...
First I've heard of them, very interesting. Assuming they're genuine, definitely somewhere on the proto-money spectrum. (I don't think you can...
Yeah, it does sound very interesting (I probably sounded more dismissive than I meant to!), I've got Seaford on my next-to-read list. Your intro...
EDIT: I wish to add that I should've toned all this down, and could've tried to understand their perspective & been less accusatory. I think I was...
No, I wasn't talking about criminal corruption at all. I meant a corruption (violation, debasement) of the fundamental principles of a public...
Thanks for sharing the blogpost again Ras -- that was an interesting one, well worth reading and thinking about. Another that I highly recommend...
If they don't turn into "rattlers" or press down the high points, I'd probably find them preferable. (Though I somewhat disprefer encapsulation in...
Nick -- I'm holding off on purchasing, but I really enjoyed the excerpts online! There was a lot new, thought-provoking stuff in there. I'm not...
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