I sure am glad I looked and found you were in Australia before I asked why you were buying a common coin from Norway but I do not know the state...
Listen to Oldhoopster. Ancients are not a good hobby for those who absolutely must have a concrete answer to everything. We know a small...
This was a great explanation of why the question has little practical meaning. For that matter, I'm not so sure I embrace the concept of time at...
There is nothing magical about the ten. My first one in 2013 was only a Top Five but ten has become more a standard number. To me, the important...
Excellent, vH & vH!
Persis is the punishment given to those of us who complained about the complexity of Parthian. I only have a couple and will look them up...
While we all appreciate those late Roman AE3 coins, when it comes to wolves, size matters. Al has mine beat. Macrinus, Laodicea ad Mare AE29...
While completely outside your area of interest, I would appreciate hearing if anyone reports a coin that is a reverse die link to my coin below...
I'm glad to see interest from both old and new members. We ned to remember this is not a competition (AJ wins) but an opportunity to show, share...
.... about your favorite coins of 2020. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-top-10-index.351239/#post-3920428 Each year around New Years...
Sometimes the 'values' books are OK for telling you relative values - that is if a type is expensive or cheap compared to other types but there...
When I bought this 'coin' years ago I was well aware it was not ancient but hoped it was a Paduan. It turns out that it is not in that catalog...
You paid nearly twice as much for one pair as for the other. Do you believe those proportions were correct or did you get a better deal on one...
Caracalla was a bit more specific showing Salus with her snake raising the personification of the Human Race SAL GEN HVM. [ATTACH]
Compared to some Parthians and Byzantines (Seleucids, medieval Popes???), Caracalla was a nice guy. He only killed one brother (plus an ex wife...
I like it for the reasons you stated but it does bring up another point of grading. Do we pay extra for 'fine style'? Would you rather than a...
Much of the question is how different a coin must be to be different. Most would separate the two below from wolf left to wolf right but what...
As a general rule, I believe an XF (or EF) coin should have full detail separating the ear and the crown with interior detail on the rays of the...
To me, this is a problem with Philip. He has many types that run for the favorite spot. There are types related to history. I always prefer...
Hardly! She was used by her father as part of his move to take over. Caracalla hated Plautianus and Plautilla and engineered his downfall....
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