Yes, I have been able to acquire some examples, but they are costly, especially the ones that are silver or billon. These are utterly...
Thank you so much for the information, especially the countermarks. Sometimes I make a stab at trying to identify an Aramaic or Phoenician...
This the only large bronze coin that I have of Postumus, acquired from Roma's E-Sale 58, lot 1217. Postumus, double sestertius, Colonia...
Thank you, GinoLR, for the information. I've seen those two owl offered by Cerberus Coins on VCoins before. Actually they've been listed for a...
When I initially saw the coin on eBay, it was in the NGC slab, the photo quality not terribly good. I thought that the character might be a...
Yes, I was thinking about the fact that this character is on the owl's leg, rather than the field. It could be a die break or an engraving error....
Thanks. That's a possibility. In my experience the characters, unless they are countermarks, tend to occur individually, possibly to denote a...
This is a coin from the 2022 Syrian group posted on eBay last year that I acquired as almost an afterthought. It certainly is crude and in all...
Super sharp, that one!
I'd leave the coin as-is. The lighter deposits provide contrast and enhance the coin's appearance.
Wonderful coins posted! Here's my contribution for this old thread. My Roman coins are limited in number, but this is my favorite for this...
That's a beautiful ecu d'or! It was produced in 15th century France, a turbulent century for that realm, that included the French defeat by Henry...
I wholeheartedly agree. Art, in its various forms, reflects the society and culture that produces it. There's a wide range of opinions on what...
Nice coin and welcome to coinage of Central Europe, a region rich in history and coinage. Here's one of my thalers from Bohemia, a proud coin,...
I've always had a fondness for Livia. Livia, AE dupondius, 21-22 AD. RIC 47 13.4 grams [ATTACH] Next: A Parthian coin, any metal.
Interesting. The Forum coin, at 14.36 grams has a lower weight compared to the numastikforum coin, which is clearly a modern coin, weighing a way...
Gorgeous coins!
That's a good idea. The information provided on the slabs by the TPGs is pretty minimal. Very view of my coins are in slabs. Instead they are...
Yes, I think a neutral rating would be okay in this situation.
When you leave feedback on MA shops for this seller, mention the problem and give him a lower rating. Also, it doesn't hurt to contact the seller...
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