This short easy read gives a lot of dimension to this interesting issue. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
Congratulations Jordan. Reading your article now.
Great coins and lots of variety. My favorite would be the Tiberius AS. Both the coin and the story of why it appealed to you.
@Roman Collector yours is a very interesting and convincing analysis of Donna's questions. I enjoyed reading it.
Very nice representation
I have done this too. Realized some years ago that I couldn't collect everything and wanted to specialize. So to focus on Roman Republican...
It seems I'm in the minority here. I try not to buy anything that I will ever want to upgrade. In my own experience, I've never sold a coin...
Here is another smaller coin calling out in a less obvious way (QVIES reverse type but no "SEN" in the obverse legend) the second retirement of...
A little wear has never bothered me, although if it obscures important details I generally will pass on it. In a few cases, a coin is so rare,...
Here is a Constantine I Genio Fil Avgg [ATTACH] Constantine FIL AVGG Denomination: Follis Era: C. 308 CE Metal: AE Obverse: FL VAL CONSTANTINVS...
I think we may have a dual die link between the examples in our collections. Here is mine: [ATTACH]
Very nice example of a very scarce coin Here are a couple of symboled coins, a denarius and a quinarius from the period of the 2nd Punic War:...
Style and fabric primarily, which you get from looking at hundreds of authentic examples, but also this is way too heavy at 4.9 gm. These were...
Here are a couple of different renderings of Victory in a biga: C. Claudius Pulcher RRC 300/1. 110-109 BC 4.01 gm. [ATTACH] C. TITINIUS RRC...
Thank you @AncientJoe, As a young collector I asked Victor England to represent me live at the Pepito auction. I had enough money for maybe one...
@AncientJoe I've been entertaining my relatives recently about my CT correspondent who bought this coin. some are just amazed at the hammer price...
Very interesting. Spain has a rich numismatic history. This lures me to coastal Spain where I've often hoped to visit. Also, I was born and...
Yes Donna, that's the hardest part:happy:
If your coin shares a die with an obvious fourre, it is probably a fourre. Your coin is almost certainly not tooled in my opinion looking at your...
I hope so. Here's an old one from the 1980's when part of my collection was early American copper. [ATTACH]
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