From the link I just posted: "A favored Gold Coin Type Set contains 10 coins:" I'm still missing the 4 dollar stella to complete my US Gold...
Check out this link. It will give you a pretty good definition of a type set and a run down of some of the most common/collected type sets that...
Thanks JA. Here's also the correct attribution: Severus Alexander; AD 232 AE Sestertius, 29mm/20.4g OBV: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG , Laureate...
The coin arrived in the mail today. Here are my photos. the seller's photos show the surfaces a little more chocolaty than the coin is in hand....
Nice coin and nice write-up JA. I appreciate the history and the context behind the coins. When it's written up the way you did, it adds to the...
That is without a doubt MY favorite of your avatars. :devil:
I suppose it wouldn't be all that much work to create a new thread "Post your newest ancient acquisition" But it's kind of fun posting it here....
I agree, with all those red flags, I wouldn't touch that listing with a ten foot pole.
Licinius I; 308-324 AD Bronze Æ Follis; 20mm/4.5 g OBVERSE: IMP LIC LICINIVS P F AVG, laureate head right. REVERSE: GENIO POP ROM,...
Spectacular!
Nice Key date! If authentic, that will be worth quite a bit. I'm calling it MS63/64. I see a few hits on the field behind George's head and on...
The Bison is out and for sale! My LCS had quite a few the other day.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100646847 The link above makes for very interesting reading. The thesis of this article: "Scariest Part of Gold Crash? No...
Either way I'm learning. And I appreciate the comments/additions/corrections. Really that's one of the best features of a forum like this. You...
Nice Diocletian! I want to make sure I understand you correctly....you're finding these LRBs on your land!?! Ahhh...The advantages of living in...
Spectacular coins! I like all three of them. But the helmeted portrait of Constantine on the first coin is really something special. That kind...
Yeah, it's funny...when I started this thread two years ago silver was on its "parabolic climb" up to almost $50/oz. Then the thread died down...
Great thread! Helps me to focus on new areas of expansion. 36 Ancients; all Roman 200-100 BC = 1 100-0 BC = 0 0 BC-100AD = 2 100-200 AD = 5...
Can't let this thread die just yet. This guy arrived in the mail today. CRISPUS, First son of Constantine the Great, Caesar AD 317-326....
CRISPUS, First son of Constantine the Great, Caesar AD 317-326. AE3(Bronze, 2.26 grams, 19.86 mm). Lyons mint. Obverse: CRISPVS NOB CAES, His...
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