Should we mention that Trier was a popular mint with those who made barbarous copies. Some are only distinguishable if the style is off while...
Also be on the lookout for the two Rome mint (A)EQVITI series which I never completed. I am sure I have shown these before. Almost all of my...
I missed that you were saying he changed for the better when he became emperor. When I think of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I think of becoming a...
This also came with a decent Manuel but the Virgin side suffered greatly from the doublestrike necessary to make these coins. [ATTACH]
I have no John II. Perhaps this is due to my aversion to coins with poor details on the Christ side and most of his are weak. I have been...
Above we have some really good answers to the question 'what was it worth'. My answer would include a question back to you about what a dollar...
For Vespasian, the reverse needs to read TR POT X COS VIIII and I do see a trace of the X that I missed before. The coin does not look cast to me...
That is part of the first Roman series to use Greek numerals to designate the workshops. I do not collect sets but this is a set I recommend as...
I have seen many reeded edges on coins before but this is the first coin on a reeded edge. ID's are my best guesses. Ptolemy III AE36 [ATTACH]...
Not I. If you wanted to get help you would have shown us the obverse (Domitian, I assume) and used better word choice than 'pontificate'. There...
Two questions: Was this italicized section a quote you failed to attribute or your opinion. I see nothing in your write-up to suggest such a...
My favorite coins of Probus are those showing him in military attire. There are many variations and they are not rare or expensive. A few even...
My week was a little like TC's. My highest end $1100 in 2006 camera lens stopped working. I went on You Tube and found a video describing the...
I sold mine to a dealer who liked it better than I did. I was not fond of the surfaces; he liked unworn coins more than I did. I have never...
Does it not seem reasonable that a mixture of gold and silver might include places that show more gold and others that show more silver if the...
Coins with historical value need to retain enough design that they are identifiable with some certainty and show enough legends that you can read...
Especially seek out the ones with the branch in exergue! They always seem well made. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
"Nicely???" It is also one of few that appeared on my site (on a page from the time I was getting complaints because my larger photos were taking...
I tend to favor the Eastern mint style. This is my only Domitian eastie. [ATTACH]
I enjoy the fact that these come with the OR repeated and also serving both as the end of the first word and the start of the second. You might...
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