Beautiful medal! The Europeans would likely grade it an EF, for the US Choice AU? I'm not very good when assigning numbers to grades, part of...
In terms of strike, patina and subject, this is probably my best sestertius. Antoninus Pius, sestertius, Rome, 156-57 AD. Anona Standing. RIC...
Nice shilling! I really like the color and the state of preservation. More often than not these coins are in pretty rough shape. As tokens they...
That's a beautiful denarius of Geta! The heavy weight is frosting on the cake. As far as overweight Roman coinage is concerned, this is probably...
My nearly 90 degree die shift stuck follis, Constantinople, RY 3, of Heraclius would rate as a mint error, but one that is not terribly unusual...
Nice coin! I really like the stylized, almost modernistic style of the horse. I wouldn't view the style as crude, though, but instead stylized...
Yes, for US and modern world coinage (die press produced), one is mostly limited to collecting varieties, some major, but most pretty minor, such...
That's a nice pick up! A beautiful coin.
That is correct - generally crown-size coins command a premium when compared to fractional denominations. I suppose it is analogous to Roman...
The early thalers of the late 15th to 16th centuries have a charm of their own, and definitely their own character, reflecting their times....
I thought this Arab-Byzantine fals had bronze disease. It cleaned up nicely with distilled water and there are no signs of any redeveloping BD,...
Nice coins posted! This sestertius was acquired last year through eBay because of the scarcer reverse and nice green-blue patina. Trajan Decius,...
A wonderful coin! The strike and centering are outstanding. Yes, fixed price lists sometimes have coins at reasonable prices versus what one...
This is my only coin with an agonistic table on the reverse. Ex Roma. Gordian III, Anchialus, Thrace, Æ29, AD 238-244. [ATTACH] Next: A...
I don't collect coins from this period, but I must say that the die engraving, especially on the reverse, is stunning. Panzerman's coin is also...
An absolutely charming coin! Wonderful centering. Congrats!
Nice coin! The reverse has a significant die shift, so it is double struck. Very nice obverse. Here is my nicest example: Romanus IV, AE...
Beautiful coins posted! This is probably my favorite horseback theme ancient coin, purchased from Harlan Berk back in the 1990s when a hoard...
Yes, auction house fees have been spiraling up. There used to be a time, long, long ago, when there were no fees for buyers. This is the stuff...
That's an impressive hoard of drachms and tetradrachms! I cannot afford to buy an entire hoard, so I must be satisfied purchasing individual...
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