That's a very nice example with a very strike and centering. A nice writeup as well. I was unaware of the pun that the obverse represents. Here...
Hole repairs do happen with some modern coinage, notably 8 reales coins. These coins were often drilled and either used for decorative purposes,...
Lovely workmanship! Very nice.
That's a very nice example of a late classical owl. For a while this type was attributed to Egypt, the "droopy eye" style, but now it is back...
While it is true that the legends and some of the design elements are much clearer, although I do question the accuracy some of the work, notably...
I do have a pipeline of owls, one that has been around for while now. In recent years I have tried to concentrate on the imitative owls, since...
That nose job, based on my 10 days in law school, before dropping out in 1975, buying a 66 Mustang and driving from LA to San Jose by Highway 1,...
For anyone interested in really obscure ancient history, Moesia was located next to Larrysia and Curlysia. [IMG]
Coin A appears to be from Moesia, Viminacium mint (see link). https://www.ma-shops.com/an/item.php?id=631 Coin B is a tetradrachm from Seleucis...
I don't see any obvious signs of a casting seam or file marks on the edge, so, based on the photos, I think the coin is authentic and cleaned....
Good points, Doug. Sometimes coins, especially high value coins, are given to restoration experts to "improve" what would otherwise be a less...
That's a very nice owl upgrade! The obverse, in particular, is nicely centered with much of the crest present. The reverse is also nice, with a...
What's troubling is the alternation of a coin to appear as something that it originally was not, in this case a sestertius that was originally in...
That Claudius sestertius not only had makeup applied, but also plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery, along with a nice long stint in ICU...
The Byzantine coins are nice and you've got to admit it, they do have personalities all their own. The other coins are nice, as well. The...
It can have that effect. The metrics used today to determine a currency's value, including GNP, political developments, savings rate, and to a...
Nice coin! The first two coins are close, but with subtle differences on second glance, so they are not die matches, IMHO.
I think that you have some good general points: high interest rates help savers and penalize lenders and borrowers; low interest rates favor...
Given the nature of global commerce, keeping currencies pegged to gold was not sustainable. As pointed out, the supply of gold worldwide is...
That's where the devil is in the details. The very nature of hoard discoveries tends to create situations where attribution of coins is next to...
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