If you collect Roman imperial coins you probably want RIC. I have good thick volumes for sale for less than the cost of photocopying them or...
AN had a good idea to look outside the confines of Roman coins. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mithradates II, Parthian King, 123-88 BC. Drachm. 22-21 mm....
I have several denarii for sale at: http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/coinlist.html This one was just added: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] M. Porcius Laeca....
You can see some "limes" denarii on my educational page about ancient imitations http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ Go about half way down and hit...
JBG, I used that technique and it worked fine.
Prior to Hadrian, who wore a beard to conceal a facial flaw, Roman emperors were generally clean-shaven and had at most very short beards (for...
Be careful with the paper or cardstock you use for flips. Paper usually has sulfur in it and sulfur tones silver. Many of us like our silver...
Just to clear up a point, the winged figure (Victory) is on the reverse, not the obverse.
TIF, #9, the Lucius Verus of Alexandria, is super special. The Egyptian multi-god god is wonderful.
Gordian III, 238-244 Struck at Antioch in Pisidia [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Large 34 mm, often called by dealers a "sestertius". 25.9 grams. COL CAES...
Today this coin arrived: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Caracalla. 200-201 AD. Denarius. 19 mm. 2.24 grams. 6:00 die axis. ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS SEVERI PII AVG...
If you collect Roman provincial coins of ancient Israel ("the Holy Land" or "Biblical cities"), you know Rosenberger's 4-volume set is a major...
John, it is a very good book. I especially like the way it has some history and discussion, illustrations of almost all of the over 1700...
No. I follow the literature on these and no one has a close-to-convincing explanation.
I just posted a web page with a short discussion of coin I got recently from a fellow forum member (@red_spork)....
If you want to look him up on the web, his name is spelled "Cederlind".
red_spork tells a great story. Every coin has a story and I really appreciate it when members research their coins and tell us the story....
Ah! My full-size Abafil case (which I don't use because the flips don't fit) has trays 13 1/8" by 8 5/8" with 4 holes by 6. The square slots have...
What size places for the flips does your case have? Their 2x2 holes are really a bit smaller than 2x2 (They are an Italian firm that does not use...
Do you have a workspace just for coins? Do you have a coin cabinet? Here's mine-- [ATTACH] in my dreams! You can see the Berlin cabinet on-line...
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