It's best to start collecting the easier and more affordable emperors when you are a beginner. That is exactly what I done after being advised...
[ATTACH] Crispus AE3. 320-321 AD. Siscia mint, 3.4g, 19mm OBV: IVL CRISPVS NOB C. Laureate head right. REV: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM around laurel...
Steve has a wide variety of coins for sure.
Oh yeah, some excellent coins, coin friends. Keep em coming!!
My main goal is to collect as many Roman Imperial rulers as I can. I have 101 right now. You can read all about it here....
[ATTACH] Antoninus Pius Æ Orichalcum Sestertius. 24.2g, 34mm OBV: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII, Laureate head right. REV: LIBERTAS COS...
That's a very nice coin and one of the better ones I've seen of Istros. I know the guys at Agora as well. They are pretty solid coin dealers.
It truly is doubly rewarding as soon as you ditch the scanner. lol But don't get me wrong, it did help me for awhile.
I honestly feel like I'm starting to improve with my coin shooting. Makes me feel good.
[ATTACH] Diocletian AE Follis. Londinium mint, ca 298-300 AD. 10g, 28.18mm OBV: IMP C DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate & cuirassed bust right....
Don't let it make you nervous either. There are far more real coins on the market than fakes at any given time it seems like to me.
Anyone that consistently sells fakes and knows they are selling fakes is unethical. I won't give such a dealer any business at all.
Saxbys may have sold authentic coins for a very long time, and he does have real ones in with the fake ones. So, sell real coins for a long time...
I can't confirm nor can I say for a fact but I've heard more than a few complaints about Saxbys coins. Just be careful on Ebay.
Very nice coin and writeup. I just posted a Pentanummium. I've written some before but I've been kind of lazy lately. Still trying to figure out...
You're more than welcome. You have to start somewhere. We all were at that point once.
After months of only getting maybe 1-2 coins, I decided to splurge and I sure did it and had fun doing it. lol
Those are some nice Byzantine coins. I have a handful and that is about it.
[ATTACH] Justinian I, AE Pentanummium, 527-565 AD, Antioch mint, 2.3g, 15mm OBV: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust...
I buy from Ebay sporadically and I'm very cautious for fake coins and especially ones that are over-priced. Gotta watch that too. Some dealers...
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