Lol. I guess I phrased that wrong. Let me try again.
I'm a little bit jealous. My only expenses are food (so much food) and coins. Rent and other forms of entertainment are a distant third. I would...
I've always had a soft spot for the pre-reform issues of the Tetrarchs. It's an interesting coinage that is so easily overshadowed by the folles...
If the legends are Greek, it is not a sestertius. If you sold it as such, it might be nice to accept the return.
I'm just not seeing the difference between regular Fortuna and Fortuna Annonaria. In my experience, the coins are usually not detailed enough to...
It is not often that I am jealous of coins posted here. I will make an exception for this.
What makes this different from a regular Fortuna? Rudder and cornucopia are the standard-issue attributes of the deity.
Oh no! This was from that old 1930's collection and you don't have the original box it came with! That is a damn shame. The coins in the group all...
Not an emperor, but the "King of the Kings and of the Pontic Peoples." The area was under Persian influence at the time. Constantine apparently...
Great word! I'll add it to my vocabulary.
FYI - the 'hanging sheep' is most likely the emblem of the Order of the Golden Fleece. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece
IO IO! Here is a lovely Saturnalia token. I have not yet been able to convince the owner to part with it. [IMG]
My very first one, purchased in Stratford-on-Avon in July 2005. [IMG] ROME. Constantine I. AD 307/310-337 Æ Follis (18mm, 3.46 g, 11 h) Treveri...
I'll be there for every day of NYINC and for most of the auctions. Work work work work work.
I believe the modern spelling of this region is Ke$ha. But really, that is an interesting coin. I'm glad you've figured out how to use your camera.
Yes, absolutely tooled. Hair does not usually grow INTO the head.
All Roman Egyptian coins were struck at Alexandria, with the exception of some extremely rare lead tokens. Alexandrian coinage is a great area to...
I normally avoid arguments based on types when dealing with the tesserae, as there are simply too many of them, and just a type can be found to...
In the 2010 video game Fallout: New Vegas one of the post-apocalyptic factions was modeled off the Roman army and known as "Caesar's Legion."...
Grah-tea-ah-nus, if you want to speak Latin. Grayshun if you want to be understood at a coin show.
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