That date (August 79) is no longer accepted as being accurate. It is now fairly certain that the eruption occurred in late October 79:...
What an interesting and historic coin! Pompeii is what started my interest in ancient Rome, too. If I ever go there, I'll need many days of...
I really was done with this since finding the "ignore this thread" feature, but you asked, so... ...yes I do know - I was the only moderator on a...
Thank you for this! I had never seen (or had reason to want) the "ignore this thread" feature...what a joy to have that pinned nonsense removed...
24. Financially Unable But Still Love Seeing And Reading About Ancient Coins ------------------------------------------------------------- Yes,...
Since it's said that empresses had a big influence on women's styles, especially hair styles, it makes sense that a 3D figurine of the empress...
Whoever it is, it's an amazing piece - congratulations! I think the fact that it was molded rather than sculpted goes right to your idea of...
Congratulations on 100K likes! Boy, this brought back some memories, as I did the same thing with basic HTML and Geocities around 1998. I never...
This isn't lottery material, but more of a "one that got away". This one went in a recent auction, and I was so tempted because I think the...
I am sending heartfelt and positive thoughts, but words fail me, and so I leave those up to Marcus Aurelius: "You have power over your mind - not...
This is just my opinion, so take it for what it's worth, but the Mosasaur jaws look like the typical fakes from Morocco that are for sale...
I cast a double vote for #9 - a win/win for the sphinx! :)
I can't even imagine the work involved in making (and updating) something like that - absolutely beautiful!
I have the same coin, too, but it's certainly not "mint state"...still very pleasing, and I love the portrait - I really think this is how she...
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It's the same at VCoins with antiquities. A long time ago I used to check VCoins frequently for antiquities, always sorting the search results by...
I did 12 years on active duty; the first four years in the Marine Corps and then immediately did eight more years in the Army, and the Gulf War...
If I felt like running out to buy a box of crayons, I'd color a nice picture of a mint Eid Mar and call it an NFT...worth dumploads, of course,...
You do know how lucky you are to be living where you are, right? What a thrill it must be to find something that's been unseen and untouched for...
Whoa...what a portrait, @ro1974! Also on your coin, @Clavdivs. Man, I love a great realistic portrait like those.
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