Thank you, @Terence Cheesman. I feel less stupid now. If I am confused about whether or not a bronze coin is a lifetime issue, at least I'm in...
Weird. I looked my coin up in Hoover and got the same number you mentioned--956--but somehow missed the transition from Alexander III to Alexander...
I don't mean to seem flippant, but I don't really care what happens to my coin collection after I die. If any of my heirs takes an interest in...
Maybe it's attempting to imitate a Spanish 8-reale coin from the New World?
Quadranses were bronze. These look like pewter.
The coin might be unofficial. Seems like there were as many imitations as official coins during this time.
Did you check Thessalonica? The mint mark looks like it might be SMTS.
These are cast reproductions. The one with the eagle is a copy of a shekel of Tyre.
This little AE15 is credited to Alexander the Great by both Price and Hoover (HGC). Maybe I'm imagining this, but I thought someone on CT said a...
Whenever you have an AE4 with a cross reverse, no reverse inscription, and an indecipherable obverse legend, guess Theodosius II. You will be...
Well, I have several one-sided ancient Roman coins, but these are mistakes, usually cause by placing two blank flans in a die together. I don't...
I wonder if this was made as a deliberate affront or act a resistance to those monks trying to spread Christianity at the time. Wasn't there a...
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to distinguish a design element from corrosion on parts of this coin. I think a Macedonian helmet is possible,...
It seems that there are a lot of coins of Maximinus II out there that are in really nice condition. They kept reducing the size and weight of...
I agree that if you post a photo taken by someone else you should credit the source. In this case, though, I took the photo but no longer own the...
Well, I used to hold that coin at stare at it a lot when I owned it, so "NOT OFTEN SEEN" would not apply in my case.
If someone handed you two denarii, would you be able to tell if one of them was a half gram lighter than the other? Unless you were planning to...
First of all, I think the coating you describe is actually just the residue left over from electrolysis. I have zapped many uncleaned coins back...
I have several "Golden Age" denarii in my collection in the 2.7 - 2.9 g range. Could be a combination of wear, mineral leaching, etc. Usually the...
I have an ethical question. I sell a lot of coins, mostly on eBay, and I keep all the old photographs of the coins that I've sold, although I no...
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