This London mint follis dates from the period of retirement before he tried to com back. The obverse dative MAXIMIANO indicates it was issued in...
Is the color correct or is it a bit blue? Such things are hard to tell without seeing the coin in person.
Group lots like this raise a similar question for new collectors. Would you be interested in sending an amount of money to a trusted dealer and...
I know I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer but am I the only one that just noticed the connection between the Oscan legend on this coin and...
I hand write mine because it is easier. Also I don't put on things that are obvious or insignificant to me. I would rather have the ability to...
You live in the wrong place. Our local Lidl grocery had TP on sale - 18 mega-rolls for $11 and they had a lot of it. I did not need any but...
The big problem I see here is postage. According to many dealers, postage and handling are more than the coins we are discussing. I miss the...
Pick bins are a lot easier to simulate than individual listings. You could post a photo without ID showing 100 coins lined up in ten rows and...
Does CNG take Medicare?
I would love for there to be a way to simulate a coin show online BUT the sales facility we now have on CT leads off with a warning that if you...
Actually, it has always been that way. When I started collecting 50+ years ago, I was aware that there were coins that I simply would not ever...
As more dealers increase the minimum price they have for handling a coin, we should see more expensive coins grouped. The price of decent VF...
Trajan as / club with lionskin [ATTACH] Next: a club that does not have a lionskin in the image
Selge AR stater [ATTACH] Next: An athlete performing in a sport not currently popular among modern athletes
May we point out that those who do not like the parameters set for a thread (because they exclude their coins?) are perfectly free to start...
That may be the case but it is not the only consideration. The coin may be prettier as it is but removing the encrustations may reveal detail like...
Augustus / comet - The nail that made the hole filled it and has remained in the hole. [ATTACH] Next: A coin that has been used in jewelry
Otacilia Severa AE30 Antioch ad Meandrum, Caria /Athena [ATTACH] Next: one horse with one leg raised
Serious question: Is there any evidence that would predict what the penny will look like in another 10/50/100 years?
Good point. Perhaps we should mention that the emperor Maximinus II came after the end of the Alexandria tetradrachms so he is not in the picture...
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