Here is a scary looking Minerva from a denarius of Domitian. [ATTACH]
All 3 of these coins were purchased from Manfred Olding Munzhandlung on MA Shops. I did not have examples of these coins before so these will fill...
These following 3 coins are still highlights of my collection. This first one was bought from a little known auction house that had many...
I have been able to pick up some great bargains because no one seems to want the graded F or VF coins. I certainly do not mind accepting them into...
I am going to try to make it but I will not know for sure for a couple of weeks. If I do I would love to meet up.
Lovely examples Jay. I have the Titus 863 [VESP] but not the 874. I shall have to find one.
My most expensive coin is the coin in my avatar-a Caligula denarius. [ATTACH]
I never take the attribution from a website or auction house at face value. I always check the references in my own collection against the source...
Here is a new photo. [ATTACH]
Very nice David. I like the portrait on that one.
A wonderful coin. Congrats on landing this one. I saw this one when it was first unveiled for sale and I almost bought it. However, I am quite...
Like David my focus is narrow though not quite as narrow as his. For my 3 12 Caesar sets I organize them by ruler from earliest to latest (Julius...
Thanks to all for the kind comments.
Wow, another interesting portrait. Thanks for posting that.
Thanks Doug. It will have a good home in my collection.
I just won this one from Roma today. I bought it because it has a wonderful Vitellian portrait. I have seen other coins of Vespasian with a...
The coin arrived today and I am thrilled to say the least. The hairline on the obverse is not on the coin! In fact I think an actual hair was on...
I have been on a ship in the Atlantic ocean for the last 7 days so I have not posted in a little while. I placed an absentee bid on a rare coin of...
Great coin @H8_modern Here is one my coins of JC. A lifetime issue. [ATTACH]
Well said. Linguistic regional variation sometimes called language variation is a socio-linguistic phenomenon. You are correct in stating that...
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