I think so little of this mint is known that I don't know to call it a provincial or Celtiberian. I would tend to say provincial due to the Latin...
If paid through PayPal, their emails surly go through. I made a purchase on Vcoins one time the seller never responded, even when I had to file a...
Some listed here are Greek city mints and may not have operated in the Roman period.
Great post, why not get as many mints as possible! I only have Damascus. [ATTACH] Antiochus XII Damascus 87 to 85 BC Obvs: Antiochus diademed and...
The above approaches are very acceptable, but I'll give an alternative. To "jump in" can be extreme for many people, I did start with uncleaned...
Very nice, I don't have any of those types. [ATTACH] Antioch Year 117/ 68 AD AE 19 Obvs: ANTIOX EΩN, Head of Zeus laureate. Revs: ЄTZIP, Lighted...
I don't have Theodosius 590 to 602 otherwise that would be the longest. Seleucus I 312 to 280 [ATTACH] to Seleucus II 246 to 226 [ATTACH] 86 years
Usually 3 days when I emailed CNG in the past.
Apparently the government claims there are 'loopholes'....
I have watched what he had for years but never bought any as I felt he charged too much, mainly bulk by the kilogram.
I received several emails from an Israeli dealer that states as of March of this year all antiquities dealers must submit their final inventory to...
I took a mini-seminar with Prue Morgan Fitts, which was something like a 10 hour class covering only Byzantine and she had dozens of examples in...
Actually yours is [ATTACH] OP which is year 176. I typo-ed mine which is year 174 above.
Also under Antiochus VIII, but less common [ATTACH] Cleopatra/Antiochos VIII Mint: Ptolemais AE 20 Year 189/ 124 BC Obvs: No inscription....
Sounds like you got a decent deal. From parthia.com -> The Seleucid Era (S.E.) is based on a lunar calendar, beginning with the autumn of 312 B.C....
Be sure to post some. 15 years ago I was neck deep in those. :drowning:
Same company. Receipt of payment from last week, but no shipping status given. When I purchased last year they immediately gave a tracking number.
The short answer.... you can't. Roman coins in particular used a variety of metals and the only way to know it's composition would be to do a...
Die matches are found on authentic coins, but two coins shouldn't be identical in terms of striking flan orientation ect. I say shouldn't because...
Good write up and nice to see a fellow Byzantine collector. Here is my holed example. [ATTACH] Romanus I 931 to 945 AD Mint: Constantinople AR...
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