Find a dealer you trust who knows the coins you seek and tell him what you want. It may cost a little more than eBay but you will be more likely...
My Domna coin is more scarce than it would be otherwise because it is easier to tool into a fake Manlia than most. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Whether Nero or any other ruler, we need to remember that there were times when the mint stopped issuing coins for one reason or another but often...
There was a time I wanted to get into Probus but soon discovered that the most interesting ones were just too infrequently seen while the ones I...
https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/diffraction-photography.htm The above site will tell you a lot more about diffraction than you want to...
I have an opinion as to which of our coins is worse but I will not transmit that opinion unless someone pays me for it. Is that a crypto-opinion?...
Don't forget to allow for the fact that she also has coins from an Eastern mint ('Laodicea'). [ATTACH]
Welcome. I do not have an IMP X but this VIIII gives the idea of the layout. I bought it in 1989 (George Beach) as Genius. We have to get used...
I found 2,3,4 quite useful back when I had not yet got the corresponding BMC or RIC books. They still come in handy with their Cohen arrangement...
There are several Falling Horsemen that are not exactly common and not available by the pound. One is any FH coin of Amiens. [ATTACH] One of my...
We might also mention that there are many fakes of these. Be careful on any coins. Etsy is no better than eBay....
http://www.beastcoins.com/Sasanian/Sasanian.htm When I clicked on Victor's link, I was prevented from going there because it was a non-secure...
I've always just compared them with the many coins online but your question suggested to me there must be a chart:...
The question as I see it is whether the 20 greats grandchild of a citizen of somewhere (including Greece and Rome) whose family over the years...
I believe diffraction will start limiting sharpness on a small micro 4/3 camera but it is fine for a larger one like 'full frame'. Try shooting...
This confuses me. There are far more Sol coins of Constantine I than any with even a remotely Christian type. The family did not do much overtly...
That one is easy. The last Silphium on earth is said to have been given to Nero who consumed it. It had been very rare before that for a while....
Nope. We don't always agree on what is best. I like the two Crispus in row 3.
Furryfrog's Plautilla has a further provenance: it was given to me by a teacher participating in the Ancient Coins for education program but the...
Every time this comes up, I show my bronze [ATTACH] and triple hoping someone else has a nicer one to share. Obviously the big silvers are...
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