My article for the November 2009 Celetor is archived on VCoins (as is the entire run of the magazine). See here:...
We know the symbol from coins struck by cities on Sicily. However, I happened upon this from Wikipedia: On a mirror from Tuscania (E. S. 1. 76),...
You accept the coin as genuine, not a casting? The surface of the reverse seems tell-tale though the obverse does not have the same problem. I...
No. That does not look incidental or accidental, as if the previous owner worked in a potassium mine and kept this in his pocket and yet Mint...
Nice scans, panzerman and Eidolon. Here are mine. I bought them from Liberty Coin Service in East Lansing. I never have been an active collector,...
[ATTACH] Miletos c. 550 BCE electrum sixth stater 2.37 grams (ex: Singer). Recumbant lion / incuse punches. Several known similar. None the same...
Una and the Lion [ATTACH] Like the many versions of the Syrakusa 10 drachma, City View Thalers are easy to find in a range of evermore...
As noted, the NUMISMATIC CRIMES INFORMATION CENTER https://numismaticcrimes.org/report-form/ is the long-established clearinghouse for this, going...
(Some here can correct my details, as I work from memory on the facts about the populations of the coins.) First, all five of the genuine...
Well... Museums are nice and all and that is the reason that I take a step back from the display to consider the context. I mean, I grew up with...
Well, yes, we are collectors. I also have four. One in its shipping carton in the garage and one in his carrying case on the floor. Then, there's...
I do as much observing as a I can, but I am modest in my endeavors. If I can find a new (to me) binary, I am happy for the night. Right now,...
Not saying it is not, but I have noted elsewhere that my other. hobby is astronomy and when it comes to identifying (almost) unperceivable details...
My other hobby is astronomy. I am an Amateur Affiliate member the AAS and several other clubs, including Astronomers Without Borders. I serve on...
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