I know some collectors prioritize smooth surfaces, but I love the way those tiny ancient silvers can crystallize. Nature often detracts from a...
Nice example! I know Steve has one, maybe others do as well. I do not, so I will give you a pigeon. [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Anonymous, Domitian...
Very nice! A scarce type indeed. Yours has fine detail.
I was too young and stupid to get it right the first time. First night we were there the hotel caught fire and we all had to evacuate. Sort of an...
Hey, good read man. Thank you!
Hey, have fun Steve. I spent one of my honeymoons in Victoria BC.
Holy smokes that's a great little collection. It just jumps off the page and punches me in the face with eye-appeal.
The Romulus/Remus reverse is likely a Rome commemorative, struck during the Constantinian era, as such... [ATTACH] VRBS ROMA Commemorative...
Ancients forum is Best Forum.
Bing Jong Kook.
So Bing is our new Great Leader.
Well if you must, there are gouges around the head, both on the obverse and reverse, but it looks like cleaning to me. Probably the coin was very...
There may have been a little smoothing when the coin was cleaned. It looks like it may have been pretty crusty at some point. I wouldn't get...
Yeah, the range on these is so big, I'm guessing there had to be two denominations. That one looks brassy too, so it might have been the alloy...
Don't take my word for it, post it at FORVM.
I don't see any tooling, and I don't think a tooler would bother with it. Tooling is typically seen on coins where a VF grade gets turned into EF....
You're right - questionable it is. The weight is a little too high, the style is off, and the color is brassy. Even if it was authentic and...
That's much better. You can use too much light and the coin looks washed-out.
Jeez Louise. It's not even worth mentioning if you have to search for it!
Very nice. Any Imperial issues of Diadumenian are rare. I have only this little Provincial of Deultum, with Telesphoros... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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