Yes, absolutely, and a fine example. And curiously the portrait is very much in the imperial style, while the reverse is not. Very intriguing.
It's an absolutely gorgeous denarius. Well-done sir!
YOU THERE! I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU COULD TELL ME HOW MANY ROMAN MINTS USED MORE THAN ONE LETTER OF THE MINT CITY IN THEIR MINT MARKS. SPEAK UP NOW!
They should have been playing Beethoven's Rage Over a Lost Penny in the background. :) [MEDIA]
Yeah Doug, give them one of your quizzes. :D
Chris, I don't disagree with anything you've said. But I find it ironic in the extreme, and hypocritical, that collectors of US coins should rail...
OK, Doug. That clears the fog a bit, thank you!
Don't encourage new collectors, Doug. We want the coins for ourselves. I recommend an extremely arcane topic. Make sure you throw in every erudite...
Nice coin! So, is the reverse with standards scarce in and of itself, or does this coin exhibit some sort of variety that's scarce?
I don't have anything Kharoshthi to share, but I do have this chubby Indo-Sassanian drachm. Doug's page piqued my interest in these coins and I...
Another nice set of Hadrians. Bravo!
Ah. I see that you are right. My mistake.
Excellent coins, Martin! This one arrived in my mailbox yesterday - certainly not a wonderful grade, but I was thrilled by its eye-appeal. [ATTACH]
I won't spoil it, but thanks for sharing that one - I wasn't aware of it. Another unique legend got squeezed onto the Two Victories type of...
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Nice coins! The wiki article on the Stone Mountain Half is surprisingly thorough - a great numismatic read for free....
Very nice! I like it. I hope it's authentic this time - I felt badly for you about the last coin.
I'm momentarily reviving this thread because the coin in the OP arrived today and it turns out to be a very pleasing brown/rust color. I lighted...
Try numismatics. It's quite enjoyable. :)
I don't know how to tell the difference, and someone looking for a type coin may not care. Either way, they are ancient coins. I would list them...
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