OK. I'm at my wits end with this guy. Now before you go and say it's such and such..first know this guy is only 1.72g and 14mm. Tiny for this...
We all are! Gone are the days of buying coins decent coins for $25-50!
Here's my Gordian III coin. So I have a new sub-collectin starting. Seems like I am always starting a new sub-collection..shaking my head....
Back to the original coin and reverse image. I recently found out that an eight-pointed star is associated with Star of Inanna (aka. Star of...
CHeck out Vcoins.com for pricing. If you are selling to a dealer, cut the price in 1/2. If you are selling privately maybe 15-20% less.
Thanks. You do have a nice sub collection! Great to see such nice coins.
I have a decent Gordian III...but for the life of me I am not sure why he would have minted one. He didn't have any kids! Maybe his father-in-law...
This will probably be my last coin for a while. My 2004 Honda Pilot, with 215,000 miles, had to be replaced recently. Bummer because that was the...
Yes Yes. There is a whole controversial thread on this in the forum.
@Victor_Clark The reference to a crescent moon and 2 stars representing Selene is interesting. Here's an interesting coin from Hierapolis with a...
It's not too bad. But I wouldn't use acetone. I'd stick to Goof Off.
Exactly!
Yes, that is a sunbusrt from the Siscia mint. Here's "dad's" coin from Siscia mint. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
..for the dealer. Here's an example of a coin that had a fake patina applied. It hid so much detail! The image is photo of the paper receipt but I...
These are similar coins and dies. The styles are all similar and the weights range from 0.87-1.78g. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@david. That's a nice example too. The weight system in Antioch went through several different revisions. It is my understanding that the ET is a...
I also picked up this fairly nice McAlee 115b of Zeus and lighted altar w/garland dichalkon (no dot) variety. My intentions are to build an...
I'm not worried about the patina on this coin. A dap of spit and a quick few views with the computer microscope and the surfaces still look nice...
Here's the link to the Constantine the Great coin (AU) I was thinking about. acsearch.info - Auction research
Ok. I'll try and find the specific coin I was thinking about. Here a Philip I version. https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/76904 There are also quite...
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