I remember yours Jerry. Your obverse portrait is much better than mine, but, hey, I love the coin anyway. Did you ever look up the two threads...
I can't help with the cleaning method, but I wanted to tell you this is a nice looking coin. The jugated heads are interesting. If you don't...
Huge difference. The new coin had great detail especially in the portrait. You dog, you. You know I have the thing for Tyche. Nice coin....
Only one left and I just posted it. Thanks for the comments.
This is the last of the group of 7 coins purchased last week. Actually, I posted this coin in the thread about horses, but, be that as it may, I...
I think you missed two, but I also bought two more after for a total of 7 coins. I have one left to show. 1. MN. AEMILIO LEPIDUS 2. MN....
I thought the Titus Sestertii would be less rare than Tiberius. I'm not sure why Tiberius coins are hard to come by, especially in good...
Weak strike aside, this is a very nice coin. Great portrait and other than the legend the detail on the reverse looks pretty darn good to me. I...
I thought so. I have several Castulo coins (3-4). Interesting Celtic coins
Nice selection. :thumb:
In all the years I've been collecting Ancients, I have only purchased one in a slab. When it arrived, I broke it out immediately. That was a...
Interesting coin there Ripley. Do you have an attribution? I'd like to look it up.
I found this on the net:
Unless otherwise noted, the Romans kept the minting of precious metals in Rome. I do have some minted elsewhere, such as my Augustus Denarius I...
Germ: Germanicus COS IIII: Fourth Counsulship = 213 AD Caracalla's first Tribunicia Potestas was June 2, 198, while his second was December...
Exactly!!!!!
As I said when I first purchased the group of Roman Republican coins, this Denarius of Macrinus was twice the price of the Republican coins. But,...
Ah, the good ole days. Me too John, but alas, those days are long gone for me. But thanks for the thought
I've been meaning to ask if anyone found these tidbits of background information worthwhile.
Caracalla AR Denarius OBV: IMP CAE MAVR ANT AVG P TRP - Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right REV: FIDES PVBLICA - Fides standing right,...
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