I have a Galba denarius, and Vitellius isn't too hard to get. But Otho seems to be the most expensive of the A.D. 69 emperors. I wanted to get an...
Nice! That's an iconic coin, but affordable examples are hard to find. Congrats!
Beautiful coin! Not surprised you're stoked about it! :) Someday I will join that club!
How long do you suppose that would take? It can't be terribly much faster than "old cabinet" toning can it?
For what it's worth, the toning I am talking about (and prefer) is the dark/black type which beautifully highlights the details of a coin. Not the...
It's an interesting question. I know that there are plenty of collectors who view artificial toning like tooling - an unacceptable alteration of...
This is my second oldest: [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Next: more "Roma". How about an "URBS ROMA" ?
This one is my oldest - someday I'd like to take a better picture: [ATTACH]
@mikenoodle That is so cool!!! Congratulations on the new job as well!
@Steelers72 That's one of the finest Nero portraits I've ever seen!
[ATTACH] Next: silver of the same Claudius (imperial preferred, but provincial will work too)
Very beautiful coin!
That seems about right, considering the other aureus was in better shape. Whew! Wonder who bought it. Crazy when you start calculating things...
[ATTACH] Next, another coin connected with a New Testament figure
Ha, I have the same setup. I love it! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have moved on from the Digi-Key organizer. This album works great. It makes the...
Is that what they call Boscoreale toning? Beautiful coin, as always!
[ATTACH] Next: your favorite Roman coin (explain why!)
Yes, that's sort of what I was thinking. You can almost see the faintest "P" on the edge. Thanks!
Lately I've been working at attributing and researching some LRB coins. I think I've got this one down good, but my only question is the mintmark....
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