I've noticed that ants, probably because of the small silver content, tend to have shallow patinas, if they acquire a patina at all - many of them...
The first coin is a very common type of Valens, the second is Constantius II, galley type. This coin isn't rare, but it's much less common than...
It's FAKE!! Are you going to dye your hair blonde and get implants too? :p All kidding aside, congratulations! I've eyed a few BM electrotypes...
We're just one big happy family. :)
Charles, I'm away from home at the moment, but I'll look it up later. :)
Yes. At least according to Balduf, with corroborating evidence from Burnett, and the fact that certain other series are known to have been minted...
No, it isn't. It's a very scarce Constantinople-only short-run series. I sold one in a similar grade several months ago, but as far as I know,...
Prieur cites H. R. Baldus' Moneta Urbis - Antioxia, Peus, Frankfurt, 1969. "His hypothesis that these coins were minted in Rome, with MON VRB...
Fantastic John, great coins!
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I love 'em and leave 'em, lol. I got her for the weekend though. :)
Very nice indeed. I've seen these types for Tamios as well, but not often. Evidently both are quite scarce.
Thank you, but this one was acquired for a client. So many collectors around these parts focusing on RR and related coinage has broadened my...
Hey Chris, nice haul! I never pick favorites out of these lists because it's so much apples and oranges, but I would be thrilled to own each and...
Here's a coin you don't see every day - the first one I've ever handled. This coin was minted after the Fourth Macedonian War (150-148 BC), as...
It's odd that Prieur even mentions a tail. I don't see a tail in either of the plate coins. Why not just say, "Eagle left, eagle right?"
Yours is 341, eagle left, tail right. 342 is vice versa. [ATTACH]
They are all wonderful, but your coolest is indeed one of the coolest I've seen.
I can't wait for the Broadway Musical version! :)
Your post reminds me that many of us that collect ancient coins are lovers of history and scholarship first. The coins are a tangible connection...
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