I have cracked open many a slab for the following reasons: 1) I don't like the way the coin, especially an ancient coin, is mounted in the slab,...
That's a very interesting coin, Doug, and a good job halting the corrosion. If the coin makes you happy, that's the point of collecting....
Nice job! In these situations, I think it is always best to think of what has been saved, rather than dwelling on the loses. In my thread The...
This thread strikes me as having few "ifs" or "ands", but it definitely has plenty of butts! Tyche, reclining on a bed is probably the most...
This is coin #3 of the three coin lot that I recently received. The other two coins are a Severina antoninianus and a Caligula AE As. This coin...
"And," as they used to say on Monty Python, "now for somthing completely different." Here are two arab imiations of the Justin II/Sophia seated...
Here's a link to Forum's page that includes a Sasanian follis, in the style of Heraclius, along with some interesting, and bloody information....
Thank you. I am still learning; these crude coins are a challenge! Imitations are a fascinating, and often little understood branch of...
Here's a Sassanian imitation follis of Heraclius, I believe, 610-629, during the war between the Persian and the Byzantine empires, early in...
That's a really nicely designed site! Beautiful images as well.
Coins associated with the 1715 Fleet have always commanded a premium, especially if a coin has an accompanying certificate. I don't buy a coin...
While prices for ancients and just about everything else is shooting up, good buys do show up on occasion. The Caligula AE as, purchased about...
Not sure if that is a bee or a wasp on the reverse. [ATTACH] Next: Another insect.
It looks as if DeJoy is still going at it. Yes, tracking does not continue for some countries, unless they have an agreement with the USPS to...
Yes, that might the right approach. Scout it out and then decide if you want to set up at a future show. I don't know what the table set up rate...
My Roma shipment, by Royal Mail/USPS, is temporarily "off the radar". It's been over a week since the last tracking update, which is not terribly...
I certainly hope to be able to expand the collection to include some of the wonderful types posted in this thread.
Sounds like it was a great show. I wish there was an equivalent on the West Coast. Long Beach is the largest one, but it lacks international...
Interesting seal. Could it be Byzantine?
Nice examples, all! I don't own a coin of Augustus featuring only his portrait, an omission that I hope to address in the future. I do have a...
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