If you like bubbles, look for the the early plated Lincolns. The plating technology had not been perfected, and sometimes you find coins with air...
Great shot!
So at 19mm and almost 8 grams, that's a pretty chubby little coin. How about a side shot?
It's a great denarius indeed. I'm not up to speed on 1st-century iconography. Is the Constantia on this coin equated with Fides?
Quite right, so it becomes a collecting challenge to find well-struck reverse types. As you can see by the coins posted in this thread, that's...
Great coin, great picture!
When my daughter was in third grade, they were studying coins (which I thought was pretty neat - I don't remember studying coins in third grade!)....
Yeah, you begin to look at the ragged flans as something that adds character. I find myself asking, "Is this ugly ragged, or interesting ragged?"
I suppose it depends on what you consider a "nice looking example." There's a certain rustic charm to the poorly manufactured coins. Sometimes you...
A very nice find! I'm glad you posted the seller's pic as well - sometimes a coin needs two very different images to represent it adequately. I...
Great coins everyone. This follis of Mag Max passed through my store some months ago. Needless to say it was snapped up rather quickly - these are...
@Pishpash - the little dolphin is charming, and @stevex6 - I never get tired of seeing that radiate head stamp - it's described as Sol, yes?
Very nice indeed! I had not seen that coin of yours before. Great find.
I don't follow you. You have a coin with two bow case countermarks? Let's see it!
I see what you did there. :bookworm:
This counterstamped coin arrived today with full details - the bow, a couple of arrows, and the case. And the stamper couldn't have chosen a...
I was once a mesomorph, but the good life has gradually transformed me into an endomorph.
Agreed. I had no idea there was an "eyes to heaven" bust of Domitian. Wonderful!
It's a wonderful coin to be sure, but mid-third century ants are never considered LRB's. It's a stretch to even call certain tetrarchical coins LRB's.
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