I agree with AJ on this from his position because coins on his irreplaceable list are likely to be very expensive. My collection is different....
I am only a fair weather friend to countermarks. I like them on decently worn, smooth surfaced and identifiable coins. I never will be a serious...
The reverse bevel on this Spanish AE28 of Castulo is partially due to a weak strike not completely flattening out the cast blank. [ATTACH] Next:...
This is a question we all must face. Is our ultimate dream coin worth destroying our hobby to obtain? After collecting perhaps a thousand coins,...
Much depends on how you view his actions and your religious views. Was he a hero or a villain? From the Wikipedia article on Theodosius: "He...
My diobol is a Perikles. There are many of these but I am not aware of a reference. [ATTACH]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation#History_of_the_notation The doubling of the C is the way squared would have been expressed before...
Can you tell me what I am seeing on the coin closest to the lower left corner? Which way is up? There is one coin near the upper right that is...
While I agree the tags should be left in place, if the coins were mine, it would drive me crazy wanting to read numbers. Assuming these are quite...
Aegina stater with large die fault, 5th century BC Does anyone see a killer whale swimming down in the damage? Cloud pictures are fun. [ATTACH]...
I was too cheap to have Abfil but I had the same problem with my cheap flocked trays. I am convinced that the dark was soil rubbed off the coins....
This is a big point. Getting an ID by guessing sometimes works but being able to walk someone else through the process takes a more solid base....
I prefer to buy coins from dealers at shows where I can see them in hand. My favorite show-only dealer recently died but I could count on him...
That is a better than usual dupondius. Few of these have all the legends and it is good to have the dating numbers and reasonable surfaces.
What evidence is there that this is Gallus rather than some gladiator of the day who adopted the hair style of the emperor? Modern is a relative...
Caracalla was cuter in 196 as Caesar (Minerva reverse). [ATTACH] Early Domna sestertii are more attractive but this one from the sole reign of...
Trajan had a variation on the type but with captive seated rather than kneeling and not unlike the Judaean type of Vespasian. [ATTACH]
I wonder if the variations and scarcity of LA solo Aurelians is due to the mint being in control of Vabalathus and so much production going to the...
Faustina II also has the tail in splendor variation. [ATTACH]
I really dislike statistics manipulated or presented in innocent ignorance that gives an average number for a reign. There is noting educational...
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