It's nice to know that the family that owned the coin didn't get completely snookered by the coin selling for 25 Euros or anything like that....
Just a few; no denarii -- too expensive! Claudius I AE As, AD 42, Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head left, TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P / Rev....
To be fair, the books referred to appear to be real, and to have been written by a real person:...
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Roman Republic, L. Procilius L.f., AR Denarius, 80 BCE. Obv. Laureate head of Jupiter R., S C behind/ Rev. Juno Sospita advancing R., wearing...
How can you tell that the "expert" was really him, with a phony account?
I just saw this discussion, and, as noted, a lot of this is discussed in my original thread about my Arcadius solidus. See...
Here's another interesting article on German coin dealerships with long histories, including Busso Peus:...
Very reputable. I've bought from them several times.
Thank you. I hate throwing out books! Even outdated reference books. I have the Sear book, and the Klawans paperback -- which I never noticed was...
A triskeles, running endlessly: [ATTACH] Aeneas or one of the Catanaean brothers running from Troy or Mt. Etna: [ATTACH] Mars running on the...
None of this makes any sense.
People are being way more respectful than this deserves. You might as well be telling us that you see the face of God in a piece of toast....
Numerian (Ticinum Mint, 6th Officina, RIC V-2 447, ex. Pegasi Numismatics): [ATTACH] Next, "O"
Does J count for I?
A very useful list. I was going to mention that Postumus and the other Gallic emperors are notable omissions. Plus I can see that you've left out...
I've mentioned before that I'm much more willing to buy worn Roman Provincials (particularly from Roman Egypt) than worn Roman Imperials, and,...
[ATTACH] Vespasian in a curule chair. Next, emperor beginning with "E."
Caligula, and Carus if anyone argues that Caligula wasn't his real name: [IMG] [IMG] Next, emperor beginning with "D."
I didn't buy anything at this auction, but the name Kenneth Bressett is certainly familiar to me: he was the author of the very first book about...
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