I have used both dates in my files. I use Crawford's dating when posting coin information because that is an accepted reference. Hersh & Walker...
your hair is not tied back like your avitar
Two choices, one silver & several bronze. L.PAPIVS denarius, Cr 472.1 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] my half as collection [ATTACH]
I (re)learned a couple of things when I bought a MVSA recently: always take a list of what I have to a coin store there is an "easy" way to tell...
Grandson, Kendall's mom can say that tho.
I received a package in the mail today. It was not my usual treasures, coins or books. It was a statement of philosophy from TIF, see below....
good start!
Great coin. I like monograms. Is VE a die mark or initials for a person or place. I see by Matt's coin VE is paired with at least two symbols.
Several interesting items arrived this week. Two pieces are Aes Formatum in artistic shapes: palm tree and triangular bar. They go well with the...
Welcome. I hope you find many treasures in the near future! I am a big fan of coin books. When I started collecting ancient coins, I asked the...
HAPPY CT-BIRTHDAY, Fitz Steve, Like your herd. My first boss at my current company gave me some sage advise for dealing with the Czar of our small...
My first ancient coin purchased in 1967 at a coin show in the Peabody Hotel; Memphis, TN when I was in the 8th grade. Cost $1. Gallienus / Stag...
3 out of 10, you can see this period is not my cup of Roman tea.
I agree with those above who are not fans of coin jewelry. I bought my second ancient coin from a dealer who put lots of coins in jewelry because...
I think NAC and other auction houses buy for some customers and for their own stock sales. I have seen some items bought by NAC in their auctions...
I received an interesting e-mail on my over strike coin. Clive Stannard noted that many of the under type had chop marks on the obverse. If you...
Doug, Is the elephant skin headdress coin Alexander the Great issued by Ptolemy I (or maybe II)? I do not find an exact match. I saw a later one,...
I translated the test to English on line. The link above works for me, but the PDF version is too big for this blog. If you are interested, go to...
I saw an interesting coin exam on line this weekend - Questions Ancient Numismatics 2015-2016 Degree; Maria Cristina Molinari...
I tell my wife that I can not guarantee they are not modern fakes. We saw a bronze artist in New Orleans who guaranteed he could match any patina....
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