As for the silvery appearance, it's hard to say. The silver content was low by then but if the coins lay in certain conditions all those years,...
The first coin's legend, assuming it is Valerian, should be AKΠΛIOVAΛEPIANOCEVEVC The reverse is Elpis standing left, holding flower and raising...
Second is also Valerian I. The year is off flan but the reverse is "eagle standing left, head right, wings open, wreath in beak" making it Emmett...
The first one is Valerian I or Gallienus-- the portion of the obverse legend that is different for the two is obscured by glare but I think it is...
They look fine to me :) (although they'd look better out of the stapled 2x2 :D) Nice coins! edited to add that the ID may be wrong... I'm trying...
I certainly dream of abandoning my current career :D. I need a partner/nanny, someone good with business so that I can focus on the creative...
I had something like that happen to a package recently. It was delivered the next day. The tracking scan was simply wrong. I hope that's the...
Welcome aboard, @NSisci! Glad you're here :)
It's beautiful!
You betcha. Anything for a coin friend. [IMG] Where do you want it mailed?
Oh, oops, you're right. I thought he was asking about Panzerman's coin.
You might enjoy AJ's writeup of the coin type and of Ajax the Lesser :)
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