Even with coins, it is usually harder to find a perfect specimen than an error. Try to find a regular circulation issue of any US coin in MS70!...
Great write up about some interesting coins and their fascinating history!
Thanks. I'm not totally new to ancients, just ignorant. I bought my first Roman Republic denarius and small bronze from Scepsis back in 1962...
I like both the looks and the history behind them. Yes, I know it is not worth much (I paid about $15 for it), but the great thing about ancients...
Yes, of course. That's exactly how they get in (for a hefty fee) if you lose your key. They also get in that way when there is a court order or,...
Thanks to all. Silverlock, I didn't know that about the lead being so high or causing that kind of surface. Love learning on CT.
Thanks, Orange Julius. That is what seemed most probable to me, knowing they were cast, but I have learned on CT that I really am ignorant about...
I recently purchased a Seleucid bronze identified by the seller as Antiochos VIII Epiphanes. I noticed the edge has a bumpy rough area, as do...
Absolutely right. For the collector who can afford it, there are much better places for better coins. But you pay a premium for the...
Obviously not from a mint sealed bag, I wonder who was sharp-eyed enough to spot this one in the wild? Perhaps the grease filled parts first...
They are all right, of course, in saying it is a plating bubble. But, for the sake of argument, let us suppose it is a minor die chip or break....
You should start a new thread for this. It appears to be from the Mughal Empire in India in the 16th or 17th centuries.
Only the person who did it knows, but it would not surprise me if somewhere out there is another "head" with an opposite grinding so as to have...
There is a genetic quirk that makes some of us hoarders, er, collectors of interesting, rare, or beautiful things. Exactly what things varies...
She is not throwing that spear. She is scratching the back of her neck. :)
Looks to be for sure a souvenir casting. It appears there are traces of the glue that held it only the card or plaque. (The other coins appear...
TIF, Thanks for the great response! I really appreciate your time and effort! Athena it is.
The obverse is definitely not that on any that Wildwinds shows. There is no helmet. Although it does not show wll in the picture in my original...
A big thank you to everyone! I haven't found a match for the obverse yet, but the reverse clearly is Pella, and is a match for the reverse of one...
The bulls look right, but neither the letters nor the obverse look right to me. For one thing, unless the blotted out letter is a sigma, and the...
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