It occurs to me that you can write whatever you want on a two-by-two.
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What's up with the jungle sound interjections?
North Korea comes to mind, not that there's anything wrong with their coinage. Edited Whenever a thread like this occurs, political statements...
Absolutely, yes. If you compare the production of Nabataean coinage to Graeco-Roman standards, it falls far short. But the actual designs,...
I'm a proponent of free markets, so I believe he has every right to ask a million dollars for a coin if he wants to. I'm just saddened when...
That's well-struck, TIF, and in much better shape than quite a few I've seen.
$125???!!!! This makes me sad and angry. I really wish folks would take the time to study, ask questions and learn the coinage and market before...
Since the question of reading these types occasionally arises, I'm putting together a graphic which can be used as a quick reference. But I...
Looks like a Falling Horseman type of some Constantine family member. The grade is at least Fine, but the image is too blurry to say anymore.
Beautiful coins and equally beautiful images!
24 g puts it in sestertius range.
Huh? What? Who doesn't love a good PMD thread??? :confused:
When I first took the plunge into ancients, I was so exhilarated with owning these bona fide artifacts of bygone eras that I did a similar thing:...
The common man wanted silver coins of high fineness, but the most notorious of the debasers, like Nero and Caracalla, wanted no such thing. The...
Silver fineness varied widely throughout Roman history. The cycle of inflation, debasement, and reform repeated itself many times over. As Chris...
I'd very much like to see them! By the way, a word of warning: be careful when shopping for these Jugate Portrait/Cornucopia types. They were...
Yeah - post a report, with pics!
Quite right. His face is longer, with a very square-cut jaw. The portraits of his predecessors, Malichus II and Aretas IV have softer features,...
Soak it in distilled water for starters - that might loosen some of the dirt. Give it a light brushing. It looks like that coin could clean up a bit.
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