After the edict of Milan in A.D. 313, coins with crosses (and Chi-Rho's) as control marks were issued by some western mints during Constantine's...
[IMG] Constantine I ("the Great") AE nummus Ticinum mint, A.D. 316 RIC 45. Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: SOLI INVI-C-TO COMITI - Sol, saising...
A two-sided button? I dunno. Could it have been a pendant? It looks like something might have broken off at about 10:00 in the 2nd photo.
I don't think it's a revaluation but rather a half nummus, or (half follis). The radiate crown is meant to distinguish this denomination from the...
No, I've never tried one.
Here's mine: [IMG] AE 3/4 Rome mint mark, possibly No. African mint, ca. A.D. 440-455 Obv: D N VAL-EN AV Rev: VICTO-RI AVGVS - Victory advancing...
Agree. Who else on this list sells coins on eBay? I may have bought some from you.
That may be true of bronze coins--although the number of unattributed AE4's would make verifying that impossible--but certainly not gold.
Which makes no sense because the cost of doing business on eBay is generally lower than most other platforms. I don't know what some people are...
Before you use anything made of steel or with diamond, you might go to a hardware store or hobby shop and pick up a brass rod and then file one...
I don't think Valentinian III is all that rare. After all, he reigned for 30 years. The problem, as Alegandron's coin illustrates, is that by his...
It used to be that everything I sold on eBay was at auction with a $.99 opening bids. For many year this worked fine and I got what I thought...
Same as here: gsimonel
I will also point out that I sell coins on eBay, although I don't know if anyone on this list has ever bought any from me.
That flan crack makes me nervous, too. Check to make sure that it's not filled in with dirt or corrosion. Try to scratch inside the crack with a...
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