I don't have the book with me but the size does not refer to millimeters. Somewhere in that book (a table at the back, if I recall) there is an...
Too far gone to say anything meaningful about it. Sorry.
Doesn't look like a coin. Perhaps it is a piece of a tile?
You might want to spread out those posts over a few days or a week or so rather than posting six new threads in one day :)
That must've been a nice surprise, finding a Greek amongst your Roman coins :) From Tyre and with palm tree: [IMG] PHOENICIA, Tyre. Trebonianus...
Looks like fun and a bargain! Also looks like the seller was wrong about the "Roman" part for at least a couple of those coins ;)
Option D: Like B, but with the collection name and small logo on the other side of the insert. For most coins you'll probably have more room on...
o_O I've had coins with horizontal cleavage cracks but nothing quite like this. That's rather interesting, although it looks like BD deep in the...
I agree with Carausius. While it is visually appealing to keep the flips uncluttered, my concern is that a separate database might never be...
Wildwinds is far from complete when it comes to provincials, but I don't even see this Mamaea in acsearch so the coin is probably at least scarce...
Perhaps strange to your eye, but a common enough device on ancient coins. The three things on the coin's reverse are aquilae (the plural of...
Okay, now I really want one!!
What's the whole story?
Another gorgeous architectural type! Wow, AA-- I'd love to paw through your collection :)
I agree that Corinth staters (and others with that design) tend to impress people, or at least the who see some of my coins. Part of the reason...
Looks great! I’d go a step or two lighter with the monogram’s gray though. It would improve readability of the overlying text.
This. :) [MEDIA]
Yes, for this era of Athens owl tets ("Intermediate" owl tets) someone (or many someones) divided them into groups based on the helmet ornament...
Regarding "The Art and Science of Grading Coins", isn't that for modern coins? If you're moving away from moderns and into ancients, maybe a...
Such a situation often appears on coins which are individually struck... in other words, all ancient coins :D There are other things about the...
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