It's a lovely coin, and an excellent addition to the two posted on your page. Are you looking to acquire one of the left-facing bust types as well?
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I've got a handful of the ladies, but this is my most recent acquisition... Julia Domna, AD 193-217 AR Denarius, 19 mm, 3.25 g, 12h; Rome mint:...
It's a lovely coin, Doug, nothing but honest wear. I can't imagine why the dealer would have tried to talk you out of it. That's some crappy...
Perhaps "cob" is the wrong word here? These certainly aren't the silver cobs denominated in reales and fractions thereof. @doug5353 Thank you for...
There is one theory that the dollar sign evolved from the Potosi mint mark, which was comprised of the superimposed letters PTSI. So we're at...
I realize this is a bit random, but the same seller that sold me the OP coin had a group of cobs, and I have been wanting to collect some. If...
I know little of these, but I have been wanting to collect some because of their importance as US colonial coinage. Looks like these have enough...
Is it unfortunate? I would have bought that coin as well, for the obverse alone. I've bought coins with these sort of minutely rough surfaces....
Very interesting! I was not aware of the significance of the prow, nor was I aware why CONSTANTANOPOLIS is occasionally missing the S. Thank you.
The edges around the eagle's head and left wing look a little too sharp for the rest of the coin, but not a big deal.
Toughen up, man.
So these were not an official issue of any European authority. I suppose I should have figured that out with your use of the word "bootleg." Did...
If the minting of Islamic coins was forbidden in Europe, what is the text on the Millaresa? Is it still Arabic?
Yes, I absolutely do "need" a Theodosius and Honorius. I like sets of the same type with different emperors. In the meantime, I scored another...
Ok. Give me an amphora of wine and a handful of spintriae.
Lovely coins everyone. They are not considered ancient, even by collectors of ancients, but would collectors of moderns consider them modern? I...
The problem is in the interface between the underside of the patina and the metal. I don't believe wax would do anything to help, as it would go...
That's the longest neck I've ever seen on Athena. Sometimes coins give you a clue as to the order in which the devices were engraved. In this...
The matter between Antiochus IV and Gaius Popillius Laenas, in Polybius' words... "27 1 At the time when Antiochus approached Ptolemy and meant...
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