The bottom one is: Anonymous aes grave As Luceria mint, Libral Series. Obv - Head of Minerva facing slightly right, wearing triple crested helmet...
I talked with Liz when I bought my first Celtic coin with porvenance to the ground. She was helpful selecting the best coin and book for me. She...
Which way is the dolphin swimming in these cast bronze coins? You get a different answer if you align the casting sprews or the lettering...
Nice coin. I like this coin of Hadrian because year 12 is spelled out (L ΔWΔƐΚ) and the top Greek numbers show the Nile level needed for a good...
Victor, what / when was the first Roman mint mark? Was it on Imperial LRB or Provincial?
I think the answer is 3rd century BC. I have several aes grave coins and some struck bronze coins with what many think are mint marks. [ATTACH]...
I attend several local coin clubs and one has a coin quiz with prizes and your name placed on a board. This question was asked at the last...
Interesting paper.
is it a bit like this one? https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4107570 It looks like the coin has a hole that was filled - on the helmet and...
Victor, you are faster than me. [ATTACH] I found one in Vcoins that looks like the one you posted. COMMODUS Augustus Sesterce 189 Rome R1 copper...
Commodus was my first guess, but I do not see a letter match in the upper right side of the obverse: ... DARTPE (space over head) / ... 21.85...
A friend sold me an ancient coin at a local coin club meeting. It was in a flip with no info. The obverse has a man with a scraggly beard & head...
@Gallienus - I had to buy a larger scale for cast coins. I found one online with two ranges 3000 g max (0.1 g resolution) or 500 g max (0.01 g...
I tell my wife going to a coin show is a bit like going to the zoo. I can feed the elephants, but cant bring one home. I have a few other items I...
I picked up some interesting coins at NYINC in January. My wife paid me back by finding lots of yarn at Vogue Live a week later. Some pics from...
Nice weights. I have seen plenty of shapes. Some crude, some that pick something (someone) to feature. Victor, can you tell if the base coin is...
I picked up a coin weight made from a LRB (late Roman bronze coin). The seller said: circa 5th-7th centuries, a square coin weight made from a...
I bought my first ancient coin in 1967 when I was in the 8th grade. It was a Gallienus / Stag late Roman bronze like this coin (pic borrowed from...
nice and diverse collection, You collect a different version of cast bronze. Congrats on finding a coin you wanted in a lot. I have a few scale...
The Fedex driver left a note that he / she missed me and to contact their office. I drove it home in my truck and took the box apart before moving...
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