While doing research for a non-numismatic site about Carausius, the unsuccessful usurper who declared himself emperor in Britain and Northern Gaul...
Woow :thumb: What a beautiful collection of Plautilla coins. What a great link. Is this your collection? I especially appreciate the...
Great portrait. It captures the evil brutality of the man...unlike this charming image: [ATTACH][ATTACH] guy
Thank you for the reply! Once again, what a great coin...and what a great piece of history. guy
What a great looking coin. :thumb: Question: While looking at other examples of Galba at acsearch I saw the complete inscription on the...
Interesting thread. Quick question: Which rarity ratings do people use? I've seen the RIC II (2007) listed as follows: RIC II, Part I,...
I find that hard to believe. Then, again, CA has done everything possible to self-destruct. I would call this beautiful state "Paradise Lost."...
Thanks for the info. :thumb: BTW: Although the coin might be a nice Augustan denarius...it isn't mine. The image is from wildwinds.com. :o guy
It does look like a cornucopia to my eye. (Photo of a coin from Augustus) [ATTACH] Augustus Denarius. Spanish mint, 18-16 BC. Bare head...
A really nice coin, indeed. I will defer to the numismatists on this one. Interestingly, I had heard that there were Trajan coins with the...
While recently reading an old Chelator magazine (April/May 1987), I was reminded of a previous post where I asked about Romano-Egyptian coins that...
Mat and Ancient Doug: Thank you both for taking the time to read my post and responding. When this forum’s tresviri monetales speak, I will always...
This is a very rough draft by a non-numismatist (me) written for other non-numismatists at a non-numismatic Ancient Roman history site. Any...
Forgive my ignorance, but if these streaks were merely hairlines, wouldn't this coin (and the one below) grade lower? [ATTACH][ATTACH] guy
I defer to you coin experts, but it seems that some nicks really are nicks. Other "nicks," however, may be planchet defects. It also seems that...
I had asked this question before, but I was unsatisfied with the answer till I read this description from an upcoming Heritage auction (emphasis...
Thanks for the advice...but the coins are no longer mine. :rolleyes: They are my daughter's and they are safely but sadly ensconced in some...
Thank you for the reply. Although my main interest in history is Ancient Rome, I would like to delve further into Georgian Britain, especially...
Question: My daughter has a PCGS certified 1724 farthing. It measures about 25 mm. A farthing mesures 23 mm and a 1724 halfpenny measures 27 mm....
To PCGS's credit, they are trying to combat counterfeiting: http://www.pcgs.com/Articles/Detail/6850 I still don't know why they don't...
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