Well, what a fun numismatic tale. "May I have more please?"
Ok, but please don't throw anything at me. But....wait for it...A tough break to say the least. And yes, I do have a sick sense of humor, sorry...
I'm curious, how do you know it was found at the site? Obviously, you didn't find it on the ground. Nice Carausius.
I echo LaContessa, thanks for the David Sear link ChitChix. Glad he is still with us.
I haven't heard much about him lately. I contacted him twice about some scyphates I had acquired, as well as a very rare Constans follis from...
I think you were wise using clear Epoxy over super glues as it gives you much more time to clean up and errors in application. Nice coin and...
By the way the MIB catalogue numbers are 1-4. Sear # is 379 variety.
Looks like it might be a follis of Justin I, Antioch. Several do end with an X from that mint. That lot was quite a score, Congrats.
From one grumpy old man to another, I agree, Foss' book is excellent for beginning collectors. I still grab it once in awhile for a quick look. I...
Coin #2 Update: A few hours after I posted my thoughts on robinjojo's post I did a little more investigating. On Plate I of John Walkers work A...
It took me a bit of time to get this posted. I'm so happy others jumped in. We all learn from each other.
Howdy robinjojo, If you could send me a copy of your original pic of the Standing Califf I can with your permission send it to a couple of...
Coin 1: Pseudo-Damascus issue, seated calif, hunting falcon on a "T" to left which is normally on a cross. Reverse a large M with year "7"...
I had a small collection; five or six Elmaies coins but sold as I do concentrate on Byz coins. One thing for certain, I learned a lot about the...
Sorry guys and gal's, I hit the wrong button. I'll finish and republish.
Really nice group...I guess I need to get busy with my camera. Too many unprocessed coins in my folders.
Now that is a cool coin, just the puzzle solving aspect is worth the price of admission. The challenges and pleasure of numismatics.
Been doing this since 95 or so. Two dynamic collector dealers/collectors live within spitting distance. Had to cancel this years Token Congress in...
Photos I had handy lots more will be coming soon I hope; so little time now as we are living through a major home water leak which is consuming a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some of my earliest tokens, and first iteration of digital photography. This is a truly wonderful and challenging series, though...
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