Looks like you have some nice detail on that Crispus votive. Have fun!
"Widows Mite Sized" Wow, is that misleading!
Oh, yes. Mostly Greek lots this time, including some silver. Also, I won this As of Sextus Pompey. The group lots: 6 Greek and Roman Provincial...
Clean a couple hundred, and then you'll know. Sorry to sound so flippant, but it's pretty much a question of experience. After a while you'll be...
Both. Along with about 20 other lots.
I have cleaned hundreds of uncleaned coins over the years, and I've ruined my share due to wild experimentation or overzealous cleaning. An adage...
Aah, so YOU'RE the one who outbid me. Glad to know that they are going to a good home.
Typical LRB from an uncleaned batch. Not particularly valuable, but definitely genuine and historical. Better than most of the coins one finds in...
Very nice photos. The next step is the crop the images. You might also want to place both the obverse and reverse together in a single photo....
Since none of the experts--there are several on CT--have responded yet, I'll share what limited knowledge I have about these. These tetradrachms...
Since you are asking for a single book, I assume that you are just starting out and want a general overview. Greek Coin Types by Richard Plant...
You want tiny? Check out the Greek AR tetartemorion: [ATTACH]
It definitely takes a while. I've been collecting ancient coins for around 20 years, and I'm still learning. For me, that's part of the...
[ATTACH] Constantine I ("the Great"), as Caesar Aquilea mint, A.D. 306-307 RIC 91 Obv: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES Rev: VIRTVS AV-GG ET CAESS NN -...
Consider how many different coins there are of Queen Elizabeth II.
I have shown this mystery coin before. The dominant opinion is that is it barbarous, although it has also been suggested that it was struck as a...
One of the nice thing about Viminacium coins is that you can sometimes find emperors that are harder to track down on regular Roman issues, like...
Well, someone must like pandas: [ATTACH]
You are never even with an unhappy spouse.
[ATTACH] Rome mint, A.D. 283-284 Obv: IMP NVMERIANVS P F AVG Rev: PROVIDENT AVGG - Providentia, standing, facing left, holding corn ears above...
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