I wish I was as rich as you are. I've decided to do the same thing, except I'm going to be hunting through my loose change till I find that error...
Copy and paste from Word. In Word, I have to insert all the letters as symbols.
During the reign of Aretas IV, the Nabataeans saw fit to spell out denominations on certain bronze coins, probably to distinguish them from...
In my estimation, no. It's one of those coins that I see and say, "Well, if I'm thinking about that spending bracket, why not add a few hundred...
Fabulous coins, Race. Well-done!
Let's hope April really is summer-bound. I'm done with March. In fact, I'm done with this whole winter.
I'd like to acquire some Carolingian pieces myself, but I think I'd start with buying Morrison and Grunthal first. The coins aren't cheap, and I...
The first portrait looks decidedly medieval - what is the source of the second? That's more of a renaissance style.
lol!
I'm going to wrap up this thread with a coin that arrived today - the one that I started the thread with, included a composite of my Proto and...
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An excellent little coin.:)
I own only one follis of Chlorus. It's common, but quite nice... Constantius I "Chlorus" AE Follis, 7.9g, 29mm; Antioch mint: AD 300-301 Obv.:...
Or...we might have totally ignored the auction estimate as they rarely have any relationship to the hammer price, one way or another. It's a...
Yes, I can read the legend also: IOANNES BELVCIVS :p
I stand corrected then. When I take a second look at the Quintillius, I see that the I's are not similar. You would think that if a punch was...
Your posts are always informative and intriguing, VK. Well-done.
It's John Belushi!
They weren't cut - the engravers had letter stamps. The vertical I was a staple ingredient of many letters: A, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, T,...
AE4 - this lot didn't have dimensions listed for any of the coins, but the Theo was next to some folles, and I'm guessing it's somewhere around...
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