I like this type for the way the denomination and mintmark share the same K.
I think the point is that this is not 'old' copper or anything else. It is new manufacture to sell to tourists at gift shops. The tag bothers me...
It is just one opinion but I see coins that lack the letters necessary to separate one CONSTAN----- from another as severely flawed and not worth...
To me, the opinion of the average Roman far outranks the opinion of museum people who write books. Weight is more important than diameter. Metal...
I believe the downgrade of this coin is based on the eagles rather than the chariot. They are not quite up to the dekadrachms but that is not...
The reverse expands to 'solidus of the king of Poland'. REG is the abbreviation of regis or the genitive 'of king'. The X only appears in the...
71 and a promise of another. I tried t pick my favorite ten overall and failed miserably. Too many choices!!! My least expensive coin this year...
Anastasius [ATTACH] and a thousand plus years later John VIII [ATTACH] No, I do not have a Costantine XI.
+1 There was a time some of the big sellers used expensive coin lighting systems that simulated at least to some degree axial lighting. These...
I just posted my most recent Byzantine to another thread here: Dot top between h and S - 5.5g 20x23mm [IMG] It would be good to give weight and...
Opinion: It is listed on the slab so there is no adjustment indicated. Had it not been on the slab, someone probably would have outbid the sale...
Dot top between h and S - 5.5g 20x23mm [ATTACH]
While I agree with the ID's as given by Roman Collector and see both as most likely Claudius II, let me address the second question. I believe...
Great group! I would promote the year one Severus Alexander wolf and twins.
I assume the antecedent of 'He' here is Clio. The Tyrant collection is filled with the finest condition coins but lacks coins that have a lot of...
There was a time a lot of ancients were kept in stapled holders but bad experiences made most of us abandon them. I don't know when they invented...
Two of those are a bit trickier than the other two. I expect ffivn can get three pretty easily but I will be proud of him if he gets all four.
The advent of online color photography changed the 'rules' for coin photography. What looked good in a Black & White image in a catalog does not...
IMO, the interesting part is the recording of form of the laurel wreath ties in the lower left. I once knew a collector who was convinced there...
I agree with TIF regarding the photo and add it is great to have a beginner to the list that can make a decent photo. You will find it helps...
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