That is a superbly-selected photograph, DR! Perfect! A pretty good alternate name, too. I saw the Northern Lights one summer in Maine. It was...
Except there's more to the Dark Side than just Ancients (ancients are a subset of the Dark Side). And while sets and competitions and slabbing are...
The Roman coin has arrived. In hand, the "dirty cheek" is not a hit or scrape so much as a toning spot which overlays an area of slight cabinet...
Crusty but wholesome.
The strike reminds me of contemporary English coins like a Watford type penny of King Stephen I once owned. The 12th century must be one of the...
Oh, my! That head within a circle of smaller heads is really something!
Paradoxically, you may have low standards but you have good taste in low-end coins, and there's quite a lot to be said for that. At two bucks...
Mine was less than $50 USD, if I remember correctly, but that was 12-13 years ago. I think I bought it from Ancient Imports (Marc Breitsprecher)...
World coins are fine in this forum. But he does have a point that you might get more responses to World coin queries in the World Coins forum....
Just putting the words "Nero" and "sestertius" together, you've automatically got my attention. Congrats. I've only owned two Neros. [ATTACH]...
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Congrats. I'll bet it won't be your last! One of my first sestertii (if not my very first) was a Lucius Verus not dissimilar to yours. It was...
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I'd write it, but you might wanna take my advice (including any and all above) with the proverbial grain of salt. ;)
Nice, for circulation finds.
Here is a basic and beginner-friendly site to help you: World Coin Gallery. It's an "oldie but a goodie". Also, Numista is one of the bigger and...
@expat - when you post your pictures, look for the "full size" rather than "thumbnail" option.
I noticed the mark on the cheek before buying, and it's the one negative that stood out for me too, but didn't bother me enough to be a...
Random box from his inheritance, he no doubt means. Gold! Gold is good!
That feeling is probably the biggest obstacle most folks perceive, which holds them back from branching out. But sometimes you just have to take...
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