Soren, Nice score, your coin has a rich patina :happy:. Pictured below is the last camp-gate I added to my collection. [ATTACH]
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S.A., I like your theory & believe it has weight. It would be great if you had access to photos from a hoard of coins like the recent Epfig Hoard,...
That coin is my favorite Tet of Severus too :D. 2nd place goes to the coin below. [ATTACH]
Thanks Dominic :happy:. I've done well working with a limited budget ;).
D.Ray, That drachm is a beauty :happy:! I would have gotten that one slabbed too ;). Pictured below are the last two Parthian coins that I had...
We all know that coin grading is a subjective practice, not objective. What one collector calls Very Fine, another collector might call Ex. Fine....
Wow :jawdrop:! Donna, you've got a spectacular collection of RR coins :happy:. How long have you been working on this specialty o_O?
Shea, Nice pickups, especially the bronze of Valerian :happy:. What the big provincial bronze coins lose in quality they make up for in charm :D....
D. Ray, Nice score :happy:. This is the first time I've seen this coin type ;). Pictured below is a sestertius of Postumus I scored this year...
Presently the coin appears to be at peace with itself slabbed, so it remains slabbed. [ATTACH]
V.K., Great detail on the obverse of this coin, especially on the head & face :happy:. My coin has lost detail on the head & face :(.
S.A., That's a beauty with perfect centering :happy:. It looks big enough to hold your breakfast sandwich :hilarious:.
Clavdivs, That's a beauty with a lovely patina :happy:.
Mat, That's a great late example from The City of God :D.
Andres, That's a nice example for the post plague years :happy:.
Wow :jawdrop:! Your coin is a beauty, be thankful you saw it before I did :smuggrin:. I'm sure you'll enjoy the Norwich books, they're a must have...
If the coin were in better shape I'd keep it slabbed, but this one is to rough to be slabbed ;). I love these hefty bronze 40 nummi coins :happy:,...
I had been looking for a Justinian I, 40 nummi coin struck in year 12 (1st year of issue for this new type) & settled for this coin. Year 12 coins...
Dirk, This thread has evolved into an interesting discussion on barbarian coinage. It is easy to condemn a questionable coin as a forgery because...
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