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  1. Valentinian
    Valentinian

    FEL TEMP REPARATIO imitations

    One coin type that was often imitated in ancient times was the very common ancient coin "soldier spearing fallen horseman" (SSFH) with legend FEL TEMP REPARATIO (FTR), best known as an AE2 under Constantius II after the coin reform of 348. Here is a prototype:

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    Large. 25-23 mm. RIC Antioch 132. 4:30. "AD 350-355". The gamma in field left identifies it as from the "first series" (among three) in this time period. It therefore dates c. 350-1.

    Originals come from a few different emperors from lots of mints, lot of different field marks, and a few different postures of the "fallen horseman," and the same type soon was issued smaller and smaller, down to about 16-17 mm, so it can be fun to collect varieties.

    It was often imitated in ancient times and commonly is found in Britain. When I went to small coin shows in England in the late 1980s and 1990s some small dealers had bags I could pick from of hundreds of grotty green-patinated tiny disks which...
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  2. johnmilton
    johnmilton

    A 1913 Proof Set -A Collector’s Chronicle

    Greetings fellow shut-ins!

    Today is Wednesday, April 87th. Since there are 120 days in April, that means we have only 33 days left of this month. Buck up! Word has it that May might only be 75 days long, but that is strictly unofficial.

    Today I got out on parole. My wife and I went to the grocery store during the “senior hour" at 7 AM. The aisles are now marked “one way,” and there are pit bulls stationed in the middle of each row to set any wayward shoppers straight if they might be waking in the wrong direction.

    But let’s think of those wild and wooly days when you could go to coin shows and personal contact was normal. Like the Margaret Mitchell novel, it seems like a time that has Gone With the Wind. Here is a chronical of that distant time before “The Plague.”

    Almost 40 years ago I owned an original 1909 Proof set. I acquired the set at the 1976 ANA convention which was held in New York City. I sold the set in the early 1980s...
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  3. TypeCoin971793
    TypeCoin971793

    My process for quickly attributing Early American Coppers

    Someone asked me how I attributed large cents so quickly. I thought I would share my process with everyone to hopefully help those who find it a struggle.

    1. (Green) Device styles. The style of the devices can quickly narrow down varieties, such as style 1 and 2 hair, or reverse of 1794/5/7, or stems/stemless, or shapes of the bow, or even the numbers of leaves in the various bunches around the wreath on the reverse.

    2. (Orange) Clear die markers. These include die cracks, die chips, cuds, clashes, die sinking, and even die rotation. Such diagnostics can often narrow down possible varieties to 1 or a few more if the die was used on different varieties. Memorizing these will allow you to make attributions far more quickly.

    3. (Red) Number/letter styles. This can be useful to determine large/small dates, large/small fractions, narrow down 1798 varieties, or even identify dateless 1793 cents.

    4. (Yellow) Letter relationships. The positions of BERT in LIBERTY of the obverse...
    TypeCoin971793 Apr 22, 2020 Read More Replies: 6
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  4. Cachecoins
    Cachecoins

    Post World War I Series Notes from Kahla

    KAHLA 75 PFENNIG SERIES NOTES 1921

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    The following set of 75 pfennig Series Notes or Serienscheine were printed and distributed by the town of Kahla in 1921. This is an interesting series of notes bearing cartoon illustrations with short sociopolitical themed messages. These cartoons are signed Olaf G. and are the work of well known Norwegian artist, painter, cartoonist and caricaturist, illustrator Olaf Gulbransson (1873 - 1958). The work in this post is a good example of his post World War I propaganda.

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    Born in Christiana Norway in 1873 the son of a book printer, Olaf Gulbransson became an artist particularly known for Caracatures. He found success early on in his career working for mostly norwegian satirical magazines. He was a major contributor to the publication Simplicissimus and would...
    Cachecoins Apr 23, 2020 Read More Replies: 3
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  5. johnmilton
    johnmilton

    The "Baby Ruth" Grover Cleveland So-Called Dollar

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    I have been looking for an example of this piece for a number years. This piece was issued during the Columbian Exposition which opened in 1893, and is listed in the so-called dollar book as HK-214. It is listed as an R-6 in that series with an estimated surviving population of from 21 to 75 pieces. I would estimate that the number of surviving pieces is much closer to 75 than 20, but finding one does involve some vigilance and effort. It is also listed in American Political Badges and Medalets 1789 – 1892 by Edmund B. Sullivan.

    On June 2, 1886, Grover Cleveland, 49, a lifelong bachelor, married Frances Folsom age 21 at the White House. He was also the only president ever to be married at the presidential residence. The difference in age would have been enough to get start more than a little gossip, but the story gets juicier. Frances Folsom was the daughter of Grover Cleveland's law partner. When he died in a...
    johnmilton Apr 20, 2020 Read More Replies: 11
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  6. Cachecoins
    Cachecoins

    The Dekapolis (Décapole)

    GILT SILVER MEDAL - CITY OF STRASBOURG / DEKAPOLIS (Décapole)
    Year: 1655 - 1678

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    City of Strasbourg Silver (gilt) Medal with City Coat of Arms and Ten Coats of Arms of the Cities of the Dekapolis.

    This beautiful medal was possibly minted some time between 1655 and 1678 when other similar medals were created on a similar theme, showing instead the crests of the Stettmeisters (Masters of the City), Ammeisters (Magistrates) or crests of the different guilds of the city. It depicts two lions on the obverse supporting the behelmte stadtwappen (the city's coat of arms with a helmet). The coat of arms is encircled by the arms of the 10 cities of the Dekapolis. On the reverse is the city of Strasbourg with an angel flying above holding palms in one hand and an olive branch in the other and the initials R.G. below.

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    Obverse: THUE RECHT SCHEU NIEMAND - Do Right, Fear Nobody...
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  7. Pavlos
    Pavlos

    A very interesting imitation somewhere in Cappadocia

    I bought a tetradrachm from the Seleukid king Antiochos VII Euergetes that I was so astonished about I had to get it, for some time I could not figure out what it was. I could find absolutely no other coins on the web with the same style, so I just stamped it as a "barbarous imitation". However, I knew there were official imitations minted by Cappadocia, but these were MUCH better in style. I therefore contacted Catharine Lorber (an expert in that area), and she shared an article with me where she investigated these 'obscure' imitations: Early Cappadocian Tetradrachms in the Name of Antiochus VII by Elke Krengel, and Catharine C. Lorber.

    Tetradrachms in the name of the Seleukid king Antiochos VII Euergetes (138-129 BC) were discovered that were in fact minted in the Cappadocian kingdom under Ariarathes VII, Ariarathes VIII, Ariarathes IX, and Ariobarzanes X. The first of those series is die linked to the portrait tetradrachms of Ariarathes VII, and all three series bear secondary...
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  8. kevin McGonigal
    kevin McGonigal

    Most Underrated Roman Ruler

    Oftentimes we write about our favorite ruler, king, emperor queen or empress and their numismatic connection or significance. I like it when we combine our hobby with other interests. Several times I have seen posted things like the most able ruler of Ancient times, the best Byzantine emperor, the worst Roman ruler, that sort of thing. I would like to propose that we write about the most underrated ruler of Ancient Rome, Republic or Empire. Tell us why you think that person was a great but unrecognized, uncelebrated, ignored ruler and then, if you have any, post some coins associated with that personage.

    Before I mention my choice, a few words about getting noticed or ignored in history. Historians write for an audience. They like to be published, read, quoted, cited and, if they have learned one thing, from Herodotus to Gibbon, it is that human beings want to read about the odd, bizarre, the weird, even the despicable, the dissolute, and the wicked. Human nature at its finest....
    kevin McGonigal Apr 21, 2020 Read More Replies: 52
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  9. johnmilton
    johnmilton

    An Introduction to the Eisenhower Dollar

    One of our members, @Ike Skywalker, asked if I might write a piece about the Eisenhower Dollar. I have never been a big Ike Dollar collector. I have the clad Proof sets, and some certified coins for my NGC Registry set, but that is about it. I didn’t end up keeping my “Blue” and “Brown” Ikes. I sold them when I was a dealer.

    At any rate, at the risk of leaving something out of which the experts and Ike Dollar enthusiasts consider important, here goes.

    In March of 1969 General and former president Dwight David Eisenhower died. In July of the same year, two of three the Apollo 11 astronauts became the first men to step foot on the moon. To mark those events, the United States Congress considered ways to commemorate them on a coin.

    The authorization of a commemorative coin was still off the table. Problems with the previous series of commemoratives still cast a shadow over those proposals. The cent through the quarter were considered...
    johnmilton Apr 19, 2020 Read More Replies: 15
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  10. Ocatarinetabellatchitchix
    Ocatarinetabellatchitchix

    The Roman FLAGRUM

    This thread contains informations that some members may find disturbing. Readers discretion advised.

    "they saw them, torn by the whips, to the point where you could see the innermost veins and arteries, and the innards and the most hidden parts of the body appeared..." Eusebius Historica Ecclesiastica book IV, 15.

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    20 centuries ago, If you were a lictor suffering from a "sadistic personality disorder", the flagrum would certainly be your favorite working tool. It was what we call today a whip or a scourge. But what is its origins and its link with the Roman coinage ? Let's explore the answers together.

    The history
    The ancient historian Eusebius (and close friend of Constantine I) drew a horribly realistic picture of the torture of Christians in his times (see excerpt above). But Romans were not the first to use it. In Egyptian Antiquity, a symbolic whip,...
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