It looks nice in hand :p.
A.A., You made some great additions this year :D! My favorite is the hefty bronze of Commodus, #3 :happy:. The cistophorus of Claudius, #7 is my...
BenSi, You added some gems this year :D! The Gepid 1/4 stater, #3 was a great find & fits well in your collection. Coins that can be firmly...
P.O.M., Thanks for another interesting article :D! Both coins are attractive high grade examples. I've been on the lookout for a nice looking...
Raymond, That was a great video with an excellent narrator :D! The recipe sounds like something my Sicilian grandmother made during the holiday...
This guy sounds like he isn't playing with a full deck :wacky:. At 68 years old & living in a prison, how long does he think he can hold out o_O....
That portrait does resemble an idealized image of Constantine !, including his hooked nose :D.
thejewk, Well said :D, "you prayed to the god you thought was effective in preserving your position." It is also thought that Constantine embraced...
My example of Constantine I / Mars on a follis of Trier :happy:. [ATTACH] Constantine I, AD 307 - 337 (struck AD 307/8), Trier Mint, 1st...
Pavlos, You added some real beauties this year :D! The didrachm of Rhodes #2 is a wonderful example of high Hellenistic numismatic art :jawdrop:....
Die hubbing is commonly used in manufacturing modern coinage that requires large quantities of coins to be struck. A master die is made first that...
robinjojo, At one time I gave that some thought but gave up on the idea. High grade Byzantine material is to hard to find today at reasonable...
This coin looks like something only a barbarian would accept :smuggrin:.
Your right, the name was changed after the earthquake & fire hit the city.
I searched many years to find two examples as nice as these :happy:. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Donna, Thanks for the added research :D! Knowing the rough number of dies extant for these issues can give us some interesting estimates on...
"Do you feel that your coin was struck first and is sharper due to die wear or was it just a better strike and shows sharper detail"? That's a...
James, I think that is just striking distortion, or possibly rework done on the die. Everything else on the reverses looks very close :wideyed:.
Mat, Please accept my condolences for your lost family members. Hopefully you can distract your grief intermittently with numismatics. You did...
After reviewing the Top 10 of FrizzyAntoine, the 1st photo he posted struck a cord ;). His Republican denarius serratus looked an awful lot like...
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