[ATTACH] Population of one! I have never been able to find another example of this coin and only one obscure reference to it. That said, it's...
Wow! Definitely Wow! Does anyone know Austrian Law for a treasure find?
I am thinking about this same plan. I went form the 1st 12 Caesars to the firs 30+. I am thinking about going back. And on the US coin front,...
Do you have a before picture?
This is one of my favorite coins. My grandfather was in royal bodyguard regiment called the Black Hussain in 1913. The coin commemorates the...
Impressive. I've been tinkering with some old coin dies and tried a 20 ton press without good luck. I guess bigger is better.
Who did you get to mint it?
It was actually a very interesting project. When I was done, I realized that the mid shield fist grab handle, makes it easy to carry with your...
A "real Roman Scutum" complements of my grand sons middle school history project. I got an A, by the way. I mean, he got an A.
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That's one of the better Julius Caesar's that I have seen. His busts seem to vary quite a bit. Where did you get that one?
Does any one know if the ceramic coins were actually used as "Not Geld" or if they were more a local souvenir? I grew up with my German...
Hi Doug, Do you suppose these shields of this Trajan reverse are Roman or were captured by Romans?
After growing up watching Ben Hur, Spartacus and the like, I stumbled onto a coin show with ancient Roman coins, 20 years ago. I walked out with 3...
Good idea. I had done that on ancient Roman coins long ago. Thanks
I just got hold of this great medal at a cheap price, but it has the obvious corrosion issues. It's dirty in general as well. I did a short soak...
Looks like Flintstones money
Has anyone ever found any period references to the "short lived money"/renovatio monetae concept? It would be interesting to know who thought of...
The Judea Capta is the one that I would most like to own, because of the huge historic event tied to it. The Germania Capta is my second, being...
After sharing this with my wife, she called Victory a "Domestic Goddess"
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