I enjoyed this thread 'guys' !! To each his own, but I'm a 'freedom fighter' to the core .....
Kudos to you for attempting such a wonderful outing.....Doug makes some very valid observations for next year and...... I'd also be so...
Love the details on that beauty 'Red' !! For whatever reason, I also seem to lack the type but I do have this low-grade example of Magnus Maximus...
Cool !!! I don't have one but two asses---a dupondius:D: [ATTACH]
Favorite Emperor??? I can't remember if only one was ever my favorite....
Very Nice!! They are hard to resist!!! Congrats!! My version: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks for all the comments and posts everyone.....:) I haven't examined the book/reference you mentioned @rrdenarius but I greatly appreciate...
Love your early strike (IIII) 'Z' !!! The obverse is so full of the details mine seems to lack.... Interesting that you have noticed so many at...
I LOVE the interest in compiling any 'series' or 'sub-set'---or a 'specialty within a specialty' as Martin has. I seem to wander from one 'type'...
The 'stylistic' changes you posted are fascinating---especially as they seem to become more and more 'abstract' but with other examples more...
This was one Roman Republic denarius I just had to have. It seems the Romans had a peculiar love/hate relationship with all things Greek. They...
WOW!!! Since I'm one of those who seem to have difficulty identifying fakes even after trying to match them with 'known' fakes, I'm totally...
Love the highly scarce posts!!! I think this Postumus example is the latest i have of Mars on the reverse: [ATTACH]
No 'double sestertii' for me, but I love the posts. Terrific pick-up JA!! ....and thanks for the info Doug
Absolutely flawless denarius---GORGEOUS!!! @panzerman ....and Paul's is nearly as good-----mine a 'tad' less so:rolleyes: P-Man, You sound a bit...
With the possibility of the OP Tet being an 'eastern imitation', that's not as far-fetched as it seems at first:)
I'm going to play it safe and say it is of the 'canine' family;)
Fascinating and entertaining---What more can you ask!! Oh, yeah, a really cool 'Tesserae' I vote for this theory as the most likely use of...
I agree with your assessment Martin, but both are LOVELY!!! The devices practically jump out and and move. Beautiful style!!
Exceptional denarius @panzerman !!! Yep, Steve and TIF always seem to have the most eye-appealing examples in ALL grades!! One of my most recent...
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