I like many of the older New Zealand types. Here's a florin that I got for its spot value. It was completely gunked up with slime and PVC goo, so...
It's not fake. Campgate type, Heraclea mint, second officina. A common Roman, but very nice. A soak in distilled water would loosen some of the...
Thanks for the link AA. It's impossible to even call it a fake, because no such coin ever existed. The reverse never existed, the portrait style...
I have no idea, but it can't possibly be Roman, by any stretch of the imagination.
A very sharp denarius! Have a great weekend, Mat - I love going to shows. Can't wait till the next one, which I think is Baltimore sometime around...
Well, as with all coins, condition means a great deal. Find the best-looking coins you can, and you can't go wrong. There are certain LRB...
20,000 is a lot, to be sure. But the Frome Hoard of 2010 had over 52,000!
I don't understand your question Charles. Are you looking to buy coins from a particular hoard?
Wish the picture was larger, but from what I can see, they look like they should clean up nicely. I'm looking forward to some Seaton Down Hoard...
Good luck Aaron. I hope you have fun. Cleaning coins is a very different hobby than collecting.
Well this coin arrived today and I'm positively charmed by it. [ATTACH] Also, my wife is attending culinary academy and brought cakes she had...
I have an interesting but rather unlovely coin of Lugdunum with a legend variation not listed in RIC (the addition of IMP). This is what I wrote...
Well, if you're going to call out spelling errors, I need to ask you about your glutinous month. Were you stuck in a rice paddy?
Very compelling coins!
A fascinating, mysterious, and exceptional coin!
I dispense with the terminology altogether, other than to use the word "ancient" in my thread titles so as to warn collectors of moderns, lest...
Very interesting. Those are much closer. Ha resembles Ḥēth very closely, Ra looks like Rēsh, and there may not be an equivalent for Ja, but it...
There are a number of differing ideas about what is considered ancient, all of which have adherents and compelling arguments. Personally, I...
I suppose I could have looked that up. The wiki article says Kharosthi demonstrates a clear dependency on Aramaic, but I have a difficult time...
What is the orientation of those letters? Are the bottoms of the letters at the edge of the coin, meaning the script is read from left to right?
Separate names with a comma.
