I also received this scyphate hyperpyron of John III last week. I'm embarrassed to say that I know nothing about the coinage or history of this...
Ya gotta love old Constans II for churning out so many solidi to make them affordable to collectors 1400 years later. [ATTACH]
Ugh. That seller is notorious for WAY overpricing his coins. You overpaid by $1000. I'm sorry, but somebody has to tell you.
Great quinarii everyone, and I love the OP coin!
Wonderful coin and super write-up! That was a nice way to start my day. :) Your coin and Varbanov's plate coin are struck from the same dies....
The great paradox of coin collecting is that all coin purchases are totally necessary, while at the same time being totally unnecessary.
That's a wonderful coin, definitely a keeper in my book!
Wonderful, eclectic set of coins and a great graphic displaying them all, bravo!
I bought nothing from Andy this time around but I found a couple of gems at Time Machine that were on the pricey side, I'm forgetting the guy's...
I almost bought the OP coin! Too many coins, too little cash...and I had a feeling it had your name on it. What a tremendous countermark. Here's...
I like the larger bronzes of the post-Constantinian dynasties. Doug has nice crumbs!
Wow, the coin of with Geta scraped off the die is a fantastic piece of history! I was aware of the Damnatio Memoriae of course, but I didn't...
Interesting read, thank you! I had no idea.
Those are absolutely lovely. Just don't put plastic on your furniture and start smelling like moth balls.
Nice, even strike on that coin!
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I just talked to Fred Shore last week. He seemed fine. Anyway, as far as I know, Fred Shore never rented a table at Baltimore.
Yeah, lol! Except that's how she always looks. She's the Church Lady from Saturday Night Live, remember her? Hmmm...having a little romp in the...
Lovely coin! I like that sort of half-patina where a lot of the bronze is showing through. You just have to keep your eye on coins like that for...
To put it politely, Salonina may not have been the best subject for portraits - her busts are always rather drab, and this coin offers no...
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