My favorite Ares is this Tarsos (Datames) AR stater reverse with nymph head obverse. [ATTACH] I am not aware of an Ares with the name spelled...
I checked mine. :banghead: My favorite is the Maximianus coded ΛI but the cutter placed a crossbar on the lambda so it reads AI. In addition to...
That brings up a question: If a lot of coins worth $50 sells on eBay to some know-not for $500, should the post office be required to pay $500...
I have on occasion forgiven a coin being better than my collection average when that grade shows something I find interesting beyond what will fit...
There are two kinds of worn, patinated coins. We prefer coins with wear that got that wear in antiquity and were iced by time with a smooth...
Hilarious! Thanks for sharing. Unfortunately we never know what total effect, good or bad, we have from what we write, do and say. All we can...
Under the Roman way of doing things, being dead compromised Constantius' rank over Galerius. Having a bigger sword restored that position much...
Watch for the Carinus legion 2 (B) reverse. They are not all that rare but when you get a legion named on a coin, it is not a bad thing. Legion...
These are common coins. While it may be worth a few pounds, I would prefer to have one twice as nice on the revers for four times the price. You?
Yes, it came from a European eBay seller a few years ago and is the only one I have. Most of my B&H jitals came out of a bag of a couple hundred...
I suspect the guys who struck these were not happy with their jobs. Did the Judaean mints rely on slave labor from foreigners or were these made...
I went shopping in Emmett and saw only a couple rarity 1 or 2 types I'd call special but have seen few of Elagabalus of any design so we probably...
This is unusual by abbreviating Marcus longer than just M.
As Valentinian pointed out, this type was issued by Licinius and son as well as Constantine and two sons. All had it with the R+officina mintmark...
I really like this one and hope you will be as happy with it when it arrives as I have long been with my coin. They show the distinct fabric of a...
Helios [ATTACH] Next: A coin rarely found with much of its legend on flan
I am rally surprised someone did not search and find who here has used the word 'fabric' more than anyone else. It makes me feel good that AA has...
If the coin is returnable, return it. Whatever you do to treat the coin will not restore the material lost and you do not know how deep it is...
Serapis does not particularly like being called 'not much better' than a bird but he is the only Alexandria Elagabalus I have. Year 5 [ATTACH]
Sometimes it is hard to accept that there is such a thing as a genuine 2000 year old coin that is overpriced at $5 but the fact is there are many...
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