My favorite is this fourree with plenty of problems but decent style. Larissa FO drachm 400-344 BC / youth and horse [ATTACH] AR drachm / horse...
They look like decorative ribbons blowing in the breeze. [IMG]
I am surprised that they said AVT rather than AVTO (sic) which abbreviates the word Autokrator which translates Imperator rather than...
Things were cheaper when I visited in the late 60's but Gimbels was overpriced. I suspect the coins shown in their brochure were not what you...
Look at the photos and look at the grades. This was before grades were inflated and dealers actually were willing to admit that some coins were...
I currently own the 8 volume set of Banti Corpus Nummorum Romanorum with Bruce Brace bookplates. If that provenance means anything to anyone, I...
My favorite galley type is the 3/4 perspective view by Mn Fonteius showing oars on both sidesand a fashionable face on the prow. The obverse is...
The easy answer here is to pick a reign that did not last long enough to have a year two: Otho, AR tetradrachm, Antioch, ETOVC A [ATTACH] Next:...
Julia Domna, AE24, Augusta Traiana, Thrace / Nemesis [ATTACH] too late
I obviously am too dense to pick up on what makes Mats Jupiter bust different from my Pluto bust other than the windswept crown on mine. For that...
All I can add is a pair demonstrating the metal with and without patina. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Unfortunately there are a few dealers who raise prices on these because they were omitted from RIC by error. The two common variations are not...
The eagle looks like a plucked chicken. On the other hand, do we have any idea why there were so many portrait variations? Was there a code,...
We also are faced with the question whether the Fine Style was aimed at the portrait or the elephant. Grading is an opinion. The first coin has...
This shows movement in 2D but we lack the tilting that changes the lighting /glare angle. Perhaps if the coin were sitting in a half of a rubber...
I enjoy the variety of options on these coins of Macrinus and son. Particularly there is a variety in the relative sizes of the busts. Obviously...
While the coin is quite nice, I wish there were an easy way to show it with a plain background and maintain constant distance and focus...
The spread makes me think of a scalp rather than an intact head.
Ishvakus, c300 AD, PB13 Elephant rt / Stavahana symbol Mitchiner MAW 5075 [ATTACH] Next: a whole or part of an elephant as the main type on a coin
I recognize three classes of incuse squares. The Perdikkos is a fine example of a square enclosing a full reverse type. Most common are the rough...
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