I hardly ever crack open the Sear volume any more - although it has the distinction of being one of my first numismatic book purchases. There are...
I thought it would worthwhile to take a moment to spotlight a book that has been a faithful companion to me on my collecting journey - Coins of...
May Fortuna keep all our Floridian CTers safe!
I had to go back and look, but actually I have three Group 2 denarii. This one being the jewel of the bunch. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.43g...
If you're planning to specialise in Domitian it is well worth foregoing the purchase of a coin or two.
I suppose this can be added here - Ian Carradice's arrangement of Domitian's first year issues from his Coinage and Finances in the Reign of...
My thoughts on the matter as we previously discussed: There is no easy answer to this problem. The conventional wisdom states the mint shuttered...
Thanks everyone for posting your Mt. Argaeus types! I really enjoy seeing how the type evolved over the years.
A pleasing 21mm.
The Mt. Argaeus reverse is one of my very favourite provincial types. As soon as I saw this didrachm listed I couldn't resist it....
Happy 90th Birthday @jamesicus!
When one starts assigning grades to provenances one is complicating it far more than need be.
I agree with Bing and Ken - looks OK to me.
I'm very sorry to hear that your JC 'forever' coin was tooled and not the piece you expected it to be. As mentioned before I was in a similar...
As someone who has recently experienced this kind of situation, I am for full disclosure. I dont want to labour under any delusions.
Admittedly, it's a fairly trippy video - a Lord of the Flies meets Timothy Leary vibe.
My latest addition is another 'grail coin'. I don't know why it took so long for me to acquire this iconic Flavian type! [ATTACH] Domitian Æ...
I'm glad to see you keep successfully digging these rare 'Ponties' up! Here is my double die match RIC 68. [ATTACH]
I just got this in the mail. Alas, too late for the write-ups for my recent Victoria Navalis coins. [ATTACH]
OK, thanks.
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