LOVE it! Looks like what in earlier times would be a 'Damnatio'.
Since I only collect the larger Roman bronzes I have only a single Decentius. I found this one listed in some sale (I can't find the catalog)...
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A friend of mine got a quarter-eagle ($2.50) in change as a cent. Your 1911-D cent is a great find, but if it had been an 11D QE!!
This is a misaligned-die strike, not an off-center. At least three die varieties of 1853 large cents are quite common as misaligned strikes. And...
This is referred to as a "double profile" or a "chatter strike". They are quite common on US Large Cents of 1831-1835. Samples below.[ATTACH]...
Before 1857 foreign silver and US large cents and half cents circulated freely even though they were not "Legal Tinder". The government allowed...
I wrote (in my biased opinion) a great article expanding on the topic of this post. See it below.[ATTACH]
GOT IT! The gory story of AD238 follows (below).
Actually, counting co-emperors there were *SEVEN* Roman Emperors in AD238. Maximinus+Maximus, Gordian1+Gordian2, Balbinus+Pupienus, Gordian3....
[ATTACH] By your definition, a 'Ming' coin is one bought on spec, not realizing at the time it was something 'special'. That is different from a...
How about that IN COLOR![ATTACH]
I specialized in US large cents (1793-1857) for over fifty years, and as such I own(ed) several 'error' large cents. Most were striking errors....
Denarii I cannot advise on since my only Roman are large bronze -- sestertii and medallions. But for sestertii, though both are considered to be...
"Rare coin wholesalers" -- I wonder what the RETAIL price would be.
John, PLEASE post pictures.
Really nice sest of Elagabalus. I doubt that my own two sest of him and a halfway-decent provincial medallion will help your picture-set much,...
Will somebody please show/tell me how to put captions below each image? I have first: "Octavian, Pharaoh of Egypt", second: "Augustus, a bit...
Lovely coin. I'd call it a Fine. LOVE the highlighting. Looks quite similar to one of my own favorites. I'm more of an "eye-appeal" guy than a...
No, Philip, I did not know your dad personally. But I was Treasurer of EAC for 37 years and knew him by name. If the Moderator will give you my...
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