First, that is great news about the cancer treatment. I do hope this turns the tide for you! I went through a bout with basal cell back in 1996....
Well, it isn't what it used to be, when it was held in downtown SJ many years ago. This show is being held at a hotel near the airport, running...
Very nice drachm and obol! Yes, that obol is quite heavy.
Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, when dissolved in heated distilled water, is a very effective method to remove horn silver, without needing to...
Yes indeed. The drachm is a much scarcer coin. Since most day-to-day expenses in Athens and elsewhere were paid in subsidiary coinage, obols and...
That's a pretty stiff shipping fee, but we are in a time of uncertainty when it comes to shipping anything, and costs for sure have been rising....
AE follis RY 6 (607-08), Cyzicus 8.9 grams [ATTACH] Next: A Phocas solidus
At least the conversation that you have with yourself has a linear, logical, if not rational progression. The point and counterpoint seem...
It all depends on typical condition for a given type, as well as rarity. Collecting for me is a series of compromises, so high grade is nice, but...
Thanks! I was going to research the date, so I appreciate your help. I'll also change the mint attribution to Tyre. I guess I was a little too...
Well after a great amount of soul searching, excruciating self criticism, and communion with the Coin Gods, I have a revelation: The blob is a...
This coin arrived yesterday. It is an Alexander III tetradrachm from Akko, or Acre, Phoenicia, circa 312 BC. The weight is 15.67 grams, not...
I see Forum Ancients mentioned for fake coin information, but ancients are for sale as well. The prices tend to be fair, and sometimes a relative...
I think the bluish hue on some of the Athena silver coins is created by Naval Jelly. If this pink colored acid is left on a silver coin for...
I like those weights, especially the Byzantine. Yes, it is a good thing that it was not cleaned since the patina and earth deposits really add...
Mexico City also produced an imaginary bust for Ferdinand VI, in 1747, for the 8 escudos. Again it was a situation where word of the succession...
Congratulations! To commemorate the birth of your son in the month of January, here is Janus himself: [ATTACH]
Thanks I was aware that Guatemala produced proper bust coinage back dated to 1808, but wasn't aware that also applies to Potosi. For Potosi,...
Wonderful write up, as usual. Thank you so much for your "this day in history" series. Here are two tets of Macrinus. Roman Empire, Macrinus,...
Very good buys are out there for the taking. This Caligula AE as was part of three coin lot that cost me $90. Since the other coins, a Severina...
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