Most emperors who were in power for over a short time issued more than one variety of Victory type. Winning was a big thing in their line of...
The late Roman debasement of the coinage was just one way of handling the fact faced by Rome then and our modern times today. The value of silver...
To me the sad part is, I believe, you could resell the Titus for a profit immediately while the Macrinus' Nicopolis issues as a whole are the sort...
That really depends on whether the cleaner applied anything to keep it from toning. If not, time is your friend and it will naturally tone in a...
From what I can see from the screened photos, I agree. Yesterday I was sorting through my attic collection of auction catalogs and came across...
Since it was mentioned, I'll post my lowly coin. I bought this AE20 in 2019 at the last coin show I attended before you know what. Because the...
This is a drachm 281-272BC showing the owl on a snake. I need a new photo that handles the dark, shiny surfaces better. It spells out TAPANTINΩN...
I'd not heard the Vespasian ID before. Nero was standard but someone came up with a coin after Nero bearing the mark and suggested Nerva. I...
Please clarify. I thought an original binding in good condition was better than a new, modern binding but new bindings outrank originals that are...
The Romans usually were pretty good with standard praenomen abbreviations. Do you have other Titus coins using the TI rather than T? My favort...
I completely missed seeing this in the photo. The angle looks very much like the adjustable shelves that ride on pins. Solid boxes would most...
You can not apply what seems 'right' to 21st century 'you'. If you are going to collect these things, you need to throw out your idea of money...
This denarius demonstrates victory from the period. Those are 'wings'. [ATTACH]
I agree with wittwolf. Some see wings, some see a fold in the long robe. Dies differ as do what has happened to coins over time. I can accept...
For those new to the concept: In addition to being the large bronze of the Roman Empire, the sestertius was the common unit of account. Caligula...
John Write makes a good point. Sestertii declined a lot between the big ones of the 1st century and the latest ones in the third. There was a...
I find it interesting that some of you prefer sales where you bid a dozen times creeping up on the unknown max posted earlier. Frank's old style...
I suggest you add a category for the Greek kings for the coins of Alexander and successors as well as independent and puppet kingdoms. This...
That is so much more important than the money. After all, the goal is to prepare the next generation to be able to fend for themselves and not be...
Due to past bad experiences with sagging shelves, we built in our new house (2003) coin book shelves using 2x12" (nominal, 1 1/2" actual...
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