Honestly, I don't know that enough about tetrarchic coinage to tell you. Hopefully someone else with more expertise will chime in and let us know...
I'm in western MA, not WA, so I'm a tad farther from you than you might have expected.:D While this isn't a reverse I see that often, post reform...
It's a Roman Post Reform Radiate of Maximian, who reigned from 286-305 AD, 306-308, and 310. This coin was struck in 293 or later. The reverse...
It's also not gold. These coins were mostly bronze with a small amount of silver in them. I don't know enough about this type to identify it that...
Wildwinds is pretty useful as long as you can make out parts of the legend to search with. It's better if you can figure out the emperor. The...
The first is a Byzantine trachy of some sort (or perhaps a Bulgarian imitation or one of the Latin Empire). This would give you an age range of...
Two things I learned from collecting ancients: 1. When a seller says that their British uncleaned coins are very fragile and should be cleaned...
I concur with Ardatirion. Definitely all fakes.
On a similar note, while it's not a book, here's a fun little site designed to teach kids about Roman coins.
[IMG] That actually came out of a group of uncleaned coins looking exactly like that.
You are correct about this being Gallienus. He's easy to spot, since he has a very distinctive bust. The denomination is the antoninianus, which...
In any sizable economy in any age, they needed millions of coins to have a functioning economy, and in the third and fourth centuries AD, there...
It's a Roman follis that probably depicts contantius II (reigned AD 337-361). The back shows a Roman soldier spearing a fallen horseman, with the...
I agree with this. Is this being sold from a reputable dealer? Is any sort of guarentee being offered? If yes on both, then it might not be a...
that's some pretty standard Japanese pocket change. The yellow one with the hole is 5 yen, but the others all have their value in English, so you...
I used to work in the claims department of The Hartford, and it was really depressing to see how many people didn't have proper insurance for...
That's what it looks like. How much are they asking for it?
This is a very true statement. I've actually put a $30 limit on myself, and I have had quite a bit of enjoyment out of this hobby. If anyone...
Shame that there's been no ancients after page 1. I guess it's up to me to solve this problem: [IMG] Trajan Decius Adventus Antoninianus...
Yeah, I don't get it, either. A large portion of those who are crazy about gold have this really bizarre "Buy high, sell low" mentality that...
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