Ras Suarez wrote Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins (ERIC) and in the process complied a list of people on Roman coins, ranked in order of...
That is extremely high resolution. An image size of 51 mb is 1000 times as much as needed. jpg files of 50-100 kb are enough. I use jpg or jpeg...
Did you mean a much smaller number? A 60kb image will show up fine. I don't want to use up CT storage with images above 150 kb.
That is a very good observation, well-stated. I think the thought applies to most of us. We are trying to fill out a narrative, at least in our...
What makes an ancient coin valuable? How valuable is it to you? I decided to write up some thoughts about the personal value of ancient coins:...
That book may have information I should incorporate into my site on argentii: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/argenteus/ [ATTACH] This example is of...
Now I see it is 274c (not 275c and not 282). RIC calls is "C" but our members don't seem to think so. Thank you for helping me fix the attribution.
Here is a Gordian III dupondius: [ATTACH] 24 mm. 7.85 grams. ABVNDANTIA AVG RIC IV.II 282, page 46 "Scarce. A hybrid?" Struck "issue 3" at Rome
But, it is a remarkably interesting and unusual Byzantine type, extremely rare, and the finest known. It is the one on labarum.info . Anyone who...
I can do that! [ATTACH] Rhescuporis II, 211/2 - 226/7 AD. 23 mm. 8.03 grams. MacDonald 567/2 For the uninitiated, you can see his name in the...
Mine is far from that nice: [ATTACH] On the other hand, if cost me only $6 at a major dealer's shop in 1988.
[ATTACH] Nero and Poppaea 27-24 mm. 13.00 grams Sear Greek Imperial 664 Next: Another Roman provincial with a female.
Heritage is clearer than most about the premium. Before you bid the website says not only the hammer price, but also the price plus the premium....
I'll see your trophy and raise you two: [ATTACH] Roman Republican denarius. 20-19 mm. 3.52 grams. Faustus Cornelius Sulla, 56 BC Venus head...
Long ago I arranged to see the ancient-coin collection at Washington University in St. Louis. They had some on display in piles behind glass (not...
I wrote the OP post about the high cost of shipping to the US in a Tauler & Fau auction (39.99 euros for a 100-euro-hammer coin). Now I see they...
I have some ex-library Loeb Classics. For sale in the US only! They tell the stories than make your ancient coins interesting. They are withdrawn,...
I'll bet that is not a price from the Covid era!
Photos of coins do not tell the size of the coin unless you know what you are looking at. There can be large photos of small coins and some types...
Not only did Cherson in Crimea issue ancient coins as mentioned above, but so did Panticipaeum (now "Kerch") in Crimea which was formerly in...
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