I would never have guessed this was Athenian rather than an Eastern imitation. This is why we suggest buying from people like Berk rather than at...
I believe that the worst situation for a father would not be the death of his children but that they would kill each other in a dispute over his...
The youngest Caracalla portraits show him as Caesar 196-7 AD. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The oldest are TRP XX [ATTACH] unless you want to...
Budget minded collectors have two choices: Bemoan the high price of big silver or collect the many options in bronze. As demonstrated by several...
I really like the lefty and that gorgon. Judging from the background, should the second coin be shown just a bit darker?
Another but this one suggests I erred on my ID of the coin as Philip the father rather than the son. Corrosion and damage make their 17 specimens...
Theirs: [IMG] [IMG] Volume: VIII №: — (unassigned; ID 28176) Reign: Philip I Persons: =29']Philip II (Caesar) City: Tomis Region: Moesia...
Philip I - Antioch / PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS [ATTACH] Next: another Pax that refers to a specific peace rather than a generic peace
I don't consider Akragas AE all that rare but you certainly do have to look hard for high grade ones or put up with coins like mine. [ATTACH]...
I posted my two a couple months ago. They came from a Pars sale where a good half of the better lots went unsold due to overly high starts. They...
Since you insist on discussing modern coins in the ancient section perhaps you fail to realize that ancient dies were not rigidly aligned or made...
The comments by slab fans sound like they might be happy with do-it-yourself plastic holders that allow the slab feel without paying for the...
No solo Geta? I assume this was an omission from the list above. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I see a couple other downsides. What if one of our number, not necessarily the most expert, were to ask if the coin might be fake and incline not...
I believe my Galba sestertius spent some years as a pocket piece adding more wear than we are accustomed to seeing. [ATTACH] The as has a bit...
Like most fakes, the appeal of replicas goes down the more one learns about the real thing. I have very little hands on experience with large...
We might point out there are Pescennius Niger AE in Provincials but his never controlling Rome made Imperials extremely unlikely. I do not have...
This explains why we have so many well worn coins of Vespasian today.
My favorite Syracuse dekadrachm replica is the dated 1898 advertising piece in pot metal for the Stearns Bicycle Co. in Syracuse NY. NGC (not...
Chach 3-5th century AD S&K page 59 #12 [ATTACH] Next: An ancient coin with Christian symbolism but not Roman or Byzantine
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