That's @Victor_Clark's website.
The vacuum cleaner, clarinet, pinball machine, deodorant check... what a hoot! Here are a few I forgot to add to the old Totally Looks Like...
Mint workmanship was at a low during the reign of Commodus, which is unfortunate because he issued some interesting coins. @Shea19's Commodus is...
When I first got into ancients I thought all Roman republican coins were cartoonish and un-artistic (and repetitive!). Eventually I saw some of...
I voted for two: GIII undertype and the Alexandrian Domna. Had I only been able to choose one, I'd have selected the GIII undertype even though...
@kaparthy is Michael Marotta :D.
Probably procurator Porcius Festus, during Nero's reign. [ATTACH] JUDAEA, Jerusalem, during the reign of Nero Procurator Porcius Festus, 59-62...
It's a prutah from Judaea. I'll be back with the procurator's name in a few minutes :).
Wow, the year is almost over! Glad you were able to add an interesting coin :).
What an interesting detail and anecdote!
One of these days I want to get an Augustus denarius with Gaisu and Lucius. They are super duper common but underrated in their coolness. The...
Great summary!! Thanks for the post :). I don’t have a strong opinion on the matter but suspect the coin held during that story may have been the...
Nice!! Looks like CT members picked up several of those Spencer Paterson coins last month :). Are you going to crack it out?
Also, after snipping the pics, crop them so the coin is the majority of the shot (and join the two sides if you can... it’s not difficult).
Two is better but the reverse has some focus issues.
A small group of prutot was one of my first ancient coin purchases. Here's a Tiberius/Pilate from that group: [IMG]
Also fake.
It was and still is interesting :). Your Taranentum nomos is one of the most graceful renditions of a horseman in the entire range of ancient...
Congratulations! What a remarkable coin :).
Both are fantastic examples, @Theodosius, but the ex-X6 is one of my all-time favorites of the entire range. The horseman's shield looks like a...
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