Roberts was one of the designers on the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson US Mint Inaugural medals. I have two of them, the Kennedy and...
JAZ Numismatics on VCoins. Peace and happy collecting! J
Those Poseidon types are excellent coins, and a great doorway into Sicilian coinage.
Vcoins purchase 3/1/2013 from Coins to Medals, $55 shipped. :)
That Constans used to belong to me as well - one of the first LRB's I bought when I started collecting.
About 75% of the coins that appear in my auctions come from CT members, either as consignments or coins I've bought. But about half of the...
I like it a lot! It has that shipwrecked look without being overly decrepit. I would have definitely dropped a Franklin on it. Nice score!
Nice score. I have very fond memories of filling up that album back in the day.
I hope I don't get banned for posting stamps on a coin forum, but there's only one way to find out. Gilroy Roberts was the only artist to work...
Thank you kindly for that information! I've updated my post to call it "Janiform Bust."
Cornelia Salonina was the wife of Gallienus and mother of Valerian II. The animal series coins of Gallienus and Salonina are centered on religious...
Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla or Lucilla (7 March 148 or 150 – 182) was the second daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and Roman Empress...
Julia Domna was the wife of Septimius Severus. Her political, social, and philosophical influence was enormous. She is often paired with Vesta,...
Galeria Valeria was the daughter of Diocletian and wife of his co-emperor. “When Galerius died, in 311, Licinius was entrusted with the care of...
Two for one, Livia and Julia, wife and daughter of Caesar Augustus... [ATTACH] MYSIA, Pergamum. Julia Augusta (Livia), with Julia Augusta, AD...
I managed to hunt down and snag a couple of the rare Imperial issues featuring Janus (and a less scarce RR denarius). The first is an as of...
I mentioned in my first post that Roberts was a master of portraiture. Perhaps his magnum opus in that regard was this Bicentennial medal struck...
Great stuff! Thank you for sharing the stories and doubloons.
There are a number of eggregious cases in the world of ancients as well, where reputable auction houses like CNG have even stated, quite clearly,...
Lovely acquisition! I gave it an 8. It's my favorite "Indian" on US types, but not my favorite eagle. Looks a bit like a pigeon. But as another...
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