October 1, 2007 Dear Jim Hauck and Fellow Ancient Coin Enthusiasts! "Legio", Emil Ritterling's famed 1925 RE paper on the Roman legions, although a bit...
Jim, (Apologies if this is a repeat. Third attempt to send, but problems with my computer, ISP, or the list seem to have prevented its appearance.) There may...
hi bob, list,lluis, can Benzoic anhydride form an acid which can attack copper, silver? Benzoic anhydride is incorporated into polyethylene. and bob, you...
Hello Jim, This coin is attributed to the year in which Caesar entered Italy, could it be that the elephant represents the might of his legions crushing a...
Good afternoon As far as I know benzoic anhydride is not incorporated to polyethylene. As far as I know, polyethylene is done by the Ziegler-Natta method, that...
hi bob, it has been discussed here regarding using waxes and the concern was that trapped moisture can then still induce bronze disease over time. at least...
Hoping everybody is having a good week's start. Does anyone know who the longest reigning Caesar was and for who long he ruled? Also was the title of Caesar...
It may be more effective to coat the surface of coins than be concerned with storage media. I have a few synthetic waxes I'm trying out. I used to use Scotts...
hi we dealt with this topic in my december 2002, celator column I believe the longest ruling roman emperor was Theodosius II, he ruled from 402 to 450 AD, or a...
... long he ruled? Also was the title of Caesar dropped in the later days of the empire? ... if by caesar you mean the longest one to hold such title without ...
Greetings all, Lots one to nineteen have their winners and prices achieved placed on the site. Woody and I have agreed to split them accordingly. I hope that...
Sorry, I overlooked your restriction, "without making it to Augustus"! ... From: Moneta-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Moneta-L@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of rasiel ...
I voted "other" because I agree with Sear that it is probably an elephant trampling a Celtic dragon representing Gaul, a choice which was curiously not offered...
When one considers the combined time spent in office, first as Caesar under Pius, then as Augustus in his own right, Marcus Aurelius' 41 years is quite the...
hi david and i have talked, and agree, sear does use the word dragon (i have found that ancients used dragon and serpent interchangeably) but has no mentioin...
I need some advice on saving a Greek tetra of Athena and her owl. I had it made into a necklace since it was a fairly garden-variety coin. Then, not ...
I just found out that my coin clubs web site is loosing its host on 10/05... there was no charge (maybe why they went out of business) for the hosting as we...
Then I guess I don't entirely agree with Mr. Sear. I do like my own take on "dragon" much better :-) D.L.T. jim hauck <jimhauck@...> wrote: hi david and i...
I don't believe a snake was not evil to the Romans and the other ancients; the expression "anguis in herba" was used by Vergil, not to mention the Old and New...
The pool was probably way too high in acid, you're lucky you didn't dissolve. Any good silver polish should work. Clear nail polish can keep down tarnish. I...
Hello Jeff. Just a thought: Excellent Web hosting can be bought for as little as $60 per year -- the cost of one moderately priced ancient coin. I have had my...
The following Moneta-L poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: S1399, Julius Caesar "good over evil coin", elephant trampling dragon...
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hi all i have completed my study of this coin (julius caesar elephant denarius, S1399) and the possible related symbolism. I think the reverse is obvious they...
Wouldn't Medusa having snakes for hair be another sign that snakes were not really well liked... I guess only her hair dresser would know for sure ;) Bob Lilja...
This list is dedicated to the joys of ancient coin collecting.I have been employing a particularly successful method of storing ancient coins for many years (>...
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