I'm not sure what you mean by that. Since the 70Ds only came in mint sets, they rarely have bag or roll marks, and almost all of the ones I've...
All three of these Byzantines look much better than the seller's pics. :thumb:
It's a nice looking coin. There appears to be a spike coming out of the shield that the soldier is holding. Is that a variety, or an anomaly?
Yeah, I second the motion. Why would you part with that coin? It's not like it needs an upgrade. :confused:
Beautiful coins, each and every one. :thumb:
I figured it had to do with the reconsideration business, but I wanted to see the replies first, as I don't know much about IHCs. I tried the...
That was an erudite numismatic observation, btw. I'm sorry if it went over any of you Philistine's heads.
Every good man should have a couple of slave girls.
Ayup. That's badass.
The world is full of real insanity. Coin collecting hardly qualifies.
Yes, thank you. I'm forgetting Camulodunum, also an ancient Roman British mint.
This "coin" baffles me because I can't understand the motivation behind it. I can understand the motivation behind distressing it to look ancient:...
I don't think any of us should be surprised that we have the technology to make a modern coin look ancient. After all, we can safely land...
There must be something in the air. Yesterday I received a copy of The Numismatic Chronicle Volume 150, and in it I found a brief, but very...
It depends on the era and emperor. Londinium mint marks can be any of the following: L, LI, LN, LON, ML, MLL. MLN,...
Well, Londinium mint Roman Bronze is very popular among British collectors, for obvious reasons. Here is a page of coins for sale on vcoins, but...
Have you collected any Roman bronze from the Londinium mint?
There's something I find much more attractive about the Canadian mint sets than the US sets. Maybe it's just the "grass is greener" syndrome.
Is something a fake if an original never existed? Edit: I see Dionysos has saved the day.
I can't find that type listed for Hadrian in any of my references. Perhaps it's a fantasy piece.
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