I would guess the mint realized the flan was too large and loped off a piece. What would theis have weighed if it were round and even?
Many sellers employ the business model of listing new stock at much more than they believe it will bring and hoping to find a buyer. If not,...
Certainly some coins honor specific victories but I still believe many/most are a way of saying, "Lady Victory, be with the Augustus." I do not...
I see no reason that it was not struck on a stack of two flans with the force fusing the pair. I have a Valerian which I believe was struck...
The Egyptian calendar splits years at the end of August so this means there were coins of Gallienus in the old year, though it would seem fewer....
Do we know where to find the earliest reference to the footstool and stuffed story? I, personally, hate historical fiction. Too often someone...
Was Postumus a threat to the Empire as a whole or just recognition that the idea Diocletian later introduced was needed then. Gallienus was...
Let us point out that Plant is a good beginner book for the purpose but there are no books that cover ALL of the Greek coins and especially not...
The IVST/SEVER matter has a problem IMO. We are told that the IVST coins were struck first and SEVER was a correction. However IVST coins come...
With a good photo, this would be a question we could not answer. With the provided photo - impossible. Does it float?
Almost Anonymous but not quite: Romanus IV AE follis C-R/P-Delta [ATTACH] Next: a Byzantine with a religious figure portrait but not having...
What is this overstruck on?
This is the important part. If I am looking at coins, I don't care if the issuer was a role model for children. Similarly I can enjoy music made...
Since I don't consider grade the most important feature of a coin, I'm not sure which is highest. The grade that matters to me is "Good enough...
I would be interested in hearing details of this if you can post a link. Emmett lists coins for him each year. I have six diffrent years. Can...
Who grades ancients for PCGS?
Great coin! I always like any coin that specifies the enemy by name but this one instead specifies the ruler responsible for the victory. That...
What I like about this one is the ring like shield on the ground but you can see the horse's leg through it. The coin also shows what some call...
Of my reverse 'portraits', this is most clearly Septimius Severus (Rome mint). [ATTACH] Next: another particularly clear reverse with small details
Another of the common type: [ATTACH] Who has the version sitting under a tree?
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