I had not studied RR enough to have noticed that these come in rat left and rat right varieties. Mine is like mat's. I was aware (from Banti)...
Since they were mentioned, we should see the common fake of the type that has fooled many people here and elsewhere. Memorize the centering and...
The problem with any price guide for ancients is that there are 3000 grades rather than three. Even prices realized for the exact coin can be...
I don't know that this is my 'right' sestertius but it is my only Domitian sestertius and an 86 so it comes out here. I bought it in 1997 for the...
Alexandria AE diobol year 6 (LS) This is a common coin but I have not seen a lot of them. It attracted me since the legend remaining included...
Depending on the software, you can even delete some like location but leave others like the shutter speed and aperture that might be desired for...
I am concerned with the roughness here that appears under the silver. My guess is modern replating. Would our CT Probus specialists care to comment?
I only see four Greeks. You obviously know more than we do or more than you are telling.
We might mention that the youngest of the Commodus issues were as Caesar before he was made co-Augustus with his father. Here the legend reads...
When you see roughness under the dirt, you generally won't like the cleaned coin much better than the dirty one.
$30 divided by 16 coins is s tad under $2 so the answer to the question is they need to be worth an average of $2 to be a good deal. They are. I...
This lot has two values. The coins are, on average, worth the $2 each. The practice learning to ID them will be a lesson worth several times...
No. Look at the obverse legend. It begins AVTK which is the title equivalent in Greek to IMP C. Following that is the ruler name in Greek. The...
What changes have you noted over the 'long' time? Do you see anything in the hobby that has improved?
I'm with medoraman on this one. I hate the concept that coins never found in high grade get a break when being graded. If the best known coin of...
I see Tiberius. From portrait, it looks more like Tiberius but the main thing is you have that possible TI. Compare to CNG sold coins:...
panzerman said: ↑ Someone in PO/ customs must have intentionally damaged the coin, there is no way that was accidental. I take the middle road...
Later in the 5th century the flans became thicker and a stork was added. This one is unusual because the die axes were not aligned exactly 12H (0...
I have mine listed as a 3/4 and 3.4g. I wish it were not so well centered but showed more of the bottom with tongue. [ATTACH]
It seems that horns and ROMA are hard to get on one coin.
Separate names with a comma.
