Someone glibly mentioned multiple pit bulls earlier. Actually, any sort of dog that makes a racket when encountering unfamiliar people is probably...
The post-408 (Arcadius died in 408) GLORIA ROMANORVM 2-Emperors reverse type shows 2 standing figures. Although they were minted over a longer...
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That's not actually as simple a question as it seems. In fact, no one is "buried" in Grant's tomb. Grant's body is in a marble sarcophagus raised...
One I've had for decades: http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album98/ML_28_Scribonia_den?full=1[IMG]
Constantine died in 337, not 377, but that is unimportant as regards VRBS ROMA Centenionales. They were issued beginning in 330 alongside of the...
As far as I can see this is a 100% machined coin, token or coin-like token. In my opinion, it is highly unlikely to be more than ~200+ years old -...
Try googling "exonumia" - I'm not sure you'll see a set of definitions (although you might) you will at least see a lot of non-coin, coin-like...
That's a legitimate question, Michele. If it were not for the fact that nothing that looks like the devices on the CIQ was ever on any coins with...
These devices appear to be adapted from images of Native Americans popular in Europe in the 18th century - the legend doesn't seem to be intended...
In many cases, they don't even count-out the change - once it's been determined by the calculating software, it's automatically counted-out in the...
One word here - "Texas" - is about all you have to hear.
Gallus, never having ascended to Augustus, for all our practical purposes was only ever portrayed bare-headed - with no headgear: laurel, diadem...
Very true - "Patina is the imprimatur of age" - and this piece is already visually striking with its "sandy patina" in the field and the strongly...
In your photo, the "rays" at 10:00 & 4:00 appear to have extended across the hole - the bridge broke through and left "pontils" that still...
Due to it being uniface and having no discernible writing or recognizable symbols to identify the issuer, I sort of doubt it's a "coin", per-se....
Thanks Chrsmat71 - this seems like a good, varied forum - and it seems I already know a number of the respondents. Looking forward to some good...
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