Gallienus most definitely issued clearly silvered issues in a billon so deficient in AR that it might as well described as Æ as billon. Gallienus'...
Had you found a 1943 cent, chances are it would be a lot rustier since those were zinc-plated steel. The zinc wore off relatively quickly (I...
Solid - yes, certainly - however you would also be jumping into the "deep end of the pool" expense-wise. You might do better (and become both less...
The reason I brought up Provincial Roman coins in my original comment was not (as people seem to think) to conflate Roman Provincial coinage with...
Not sure whether this will serve to encourage or discourage this discussion, but I can tell you that there are over 600 cities and issuing...
Lots of "early" (later medieval-Renaissance) Portugese coins - the billon Ceitils, mainly - have a similar turreted castle or fortress with water...
The double eagle reverse sees a lot of use in the Ptolemaic Æ series. For the first few reigns, it was typically on the largest or...
On the subject of official vs. ad-hoc clipping, in my experience the former is far more common than the latter and happens in many series all...
Thanks Bing - I wish I could take more credit for the site - it is part of the U of Kentucky Classics Dept's website and the gallery software...
Given the phenomenon cited above - ie: a distinct lack of folks with whom one can easily share "face time" over ancient coins (and also not really...
I suspect that the operation was broken out into specific tasks and the guys holding the tongs on the reverse die and swinging the hammer just...
Although it's a pretty sure thing that both obverse dies were engraved by the same hand - possibly the reverse dies as well.
While the relatively huge, medallic folles of Justinian's middle years are impressive - and so are well represented here - (like this:) [IMG]...
If you only had a single book (the "desert island" scenario) why limit yourself to the narrow stereotypy of US coinage? My recommendation is an...
The break-points of the legends often can be another indicator, but the indices vary from mint-to-mint. The advice about looking it up in RIC is...
In case you're looking for a good on-line auction site, mainly for ancient & medieval coins and antiquities but usually including a few modern...
Yes, sorry to say, this is all too common in situations like this - Doug is right-on (as usual) in his comments and recommendations. I ran an...
While everyone is trotting-out their nasally additive pieces, even though it appears I'm a couple days late to the (beginning, at least) of the...
i have managed to buy back a few pieces over the years. Typically sold at a time of need. I always feel lucky even just encountering my flip...
I've always liked this sensitive Faustina Jr. portrait. I assume it's closer to "real life" than her more often-seen, pleasant but bland and...
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