I regret the tendency in the hobby to curse the glass half empty rather than enjoy the glass half full. There are a thousand categories by which...
We once played a game here where we tried to guess which of us owned a specific coin. It demonstrated that we know the 'look' of coins that...
While not what you wanted here, the greatest Megas IMHO was the one who thought of himself to be so great that he felt no need to place his name...
I have always wondered at the thought process that led to some of the Lugdunum coins including the name SEP even though using AVG would be an...
I'm all for doing the right thing even if it is forced a bit. The first step will be the pictures. Please do take them even though I know that...
I see what you paid in about ten coins IF the photo is random but the problem with such photos is you run the risk of coins placed best side up...
I see closed doors. My pair from Anchialus seem to show two different gates (the first below is the earlier portrait) or a major renovation....
It is a small Falling Horseman (FH3) type of Constantius Gallus with illegible mintmark. If it was found in the soil of Alabama, I suspect it was...
I know nothing about these but have had this one for 30 years. If it fits this post poorly, I apologize. [ATTACH]
Have you ever seen a coin of this city with that much legend? I'd start with microscope looking for possible tooling that created odd letters....
I suspect a die clash. I don't have that one and am less than certain that it is one but it is my best guess. Below are two coins from the same...
While interesting there is nothing in this report to say that the coins were ancient and not from 1366. I assume they were all melted. I have...
I have known small dealers, past and present, who were every bit as qualified as the best employees of the big houses. Some of them once worked...
I am not always clear when an Equestrian scene copied a statue and when it was original to the coin. A small percentage of statues that were ever...
Those wishing to research the matter will fing quite a number of posts from at least five years ago on the Mithradates VI coins. Many were...
I like that 3/4 view of the peacock much better than the straight on denarius. [ATTACH]
That is the situation on more things than addiction. One that comes to mind is ancient coin questions on Coin Talk. If we are looking for the...
On the theory that all threads need an Eastern Severus, below is the best breast of my Virtute coins from "Emesa". Note the proper use of the...
Animal sacrifice on Roman coins: Goat [ATTACH] Republican heifer [ATTACH] Caligula bull [ATTACH]
I only kept one from each mint: Rome [ATTACH] Syria [ATTACH] I am running out of coins to kick out.
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