It's really nice to see good photos of your collection, Gil. Your coins deserve good pics. :thumb:
Nice resurrection. :thumb:
This is a very interesting thread. I think it's akin to discussions about the mechanical processes of ancient minting, inasmuch as there are...
Star Trek stuff: etching with acids and lasers and stuff. One of the gurus will know exactly how it's done, probably Doug.
I'm reporting the OP for money laundering. :) Well, unless it's a key date, it's worth its weight in silver, which is what it was worth before it...
Those early antoniniani of Gallienus appear to have as much silver content as any good, earlier denarii. Great piece, Bing. And great pieces in...
Trajan. Obverse legend will be one of these two. It fades out, so I can't tell which... IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC PM TR P COS V PP IMP...
That's a fair price. You're basically paying for a nice holder, and I don't mean that in a bad way. I like my proofs slabbed for the sake of...
I can't get all of the marks to align perfectly with any one alphabet, but the stamp is crudely made, and that may be the trouble.
It looks vaguely like various ancient Semitic alphabets, which have their roots in the even older Phoenician. I see (perhaps) tet or ayin, pe,...
That's a lovely coin, Bing. My one city coin of Laodicea ad Mare is a bit rough but I like it all the same... [img]
Another article on Yahoo.. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/canadians-claim-currency-smells-maple-syrup-011728233.html
They look plenty good to me, Bing. The patina is rock solid. :thumb:
Patience pays off. I don't believe you should pay more than $20 for such a late date PF69UC. I don't think the mint makes anything less than a...
RIC stands for Roman Imperial Coinage. It's a multi-volume reference of imperial coins. Roman coinage is divided into three broad categories:...
I believe you're right Ripley. Now that you point it out, I see DN VALENS on the obverse.
I'm not sure what that star means. The mintmark is in exegue: SMHepsilon, meaning SACRA MONETA HERACLEA, fifth officina. LRBs are frequently...
The only one I can make out is the first coin in post 9. Constantine II, Campgate type, Heraclea mint.
Whatever you did, the pics look superb. :thumb:
Great coin, AN, and another great write-up. Thank you for the info!
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