[ATTACH] Will his brother do? Next: The power behind the throne
[ATTACH] There’s another fun series to collect; some of them with Roman deities on them like this one with Mars:...
That’s a keeper!
[ATTACH] His last words were: «Qualis artifex pereo»: «What an artist the world loses in me». Next: Someone that considered him/herself unlucky...
[ATTACH] I’d say this guy was pretty despicable. Next: Someone too naive for his/her own good.
Old man, thank you for bringing your English sense of humour to this board. That’s even better than gold, although it’s another sweet coin you’ve...
Interesting read. Did the name of Galbas village have anything to do with his family name Sulpicius?
@Roerbakmix , I prefer your great pics to CNG when it comes to beholding the beauty of a coin. When inspecting a coin, I prefer the pics of the...
It’s rather the date. I’m no medievalist (at least yet) , but I suspect they don’t count coins minted after the 15th century as medieval. During...
I think this is a symptom of how all- encompassing state power has become. Some find this good, others find it frightening. Again, it comes down...
[ATTACH] This coin was described as an «Augustus as». It isn’t, but I can understand how one could make the misattribution. It seems to be a...
My focus will be on coins minted in Europe between 350 and 1350 AD. If you (correctly) think that that didn’t sound very focused, the time span...
Thank you! And back at you :) Had to run to catch the bus the other day, and it felt like the 2021 shape will be better than the 2020 version.
Righ before Christmas, I had heart surgery. I’ve always been in good shape, and I’m only 47, so this is genetic. This provides some perspective...
Due to the failing Swedish economy, I’m sure their larger coins will become very affordable within a short timeframe too. :)
Nice! Congratulations with the V3! I tried to have one, but had to do with his co-emperor Theodosius II. I don’t consider this coin «crude»...
A collection of Swedish and Norwegian types from Karl Johan would be a big and expensive affair, so it’s probably a good idea not to collect them....
I imagine that it would have looked pretty cool if you had a black string attached to the top, and had the weight spinning in the air with a black...
Not taken as that either! I try to keep out of the picture too. :)
I’ve got climbers hands with guitar player fingernails.... They look like they’ve got a multiple personality disorder. I’ve better go and find...
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