Desert patina is impacted dirt. Washing the coins in water or any liquid is likely to loosen soil that you would rather remain. Mechanical...
There is no way we ever will know the truth of the Fausta/Crispus matter because the original sources all had great love or hate for Constantine...
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I do like the Commodus but am not completely convinced that the figure doing the sacrifice is Commodus rather than some priest. Experts...
I have noting o my theories presented in the links above. When I wrote my page, the number of Parthian fourrees seen was much lower than now....
[IMG] Color fringing occurs when you add a single element close up lens to a camera. Color correction requires two elements made from different...
Long ago someone told me that the Alexandrian tetradrachm of most periods contained roughly the same silver as the Roman denarius of that time....
Mine is 10.9g. It came to me from a trusted source as being ex. Vecchi 4 Sep 98 lot 555 (part) which suggests it was Aes Rude rather than a piece...
This question runs afoul of one fact hard to avoid. It is true that Diocletian and Carausius produced coins in Nero level silver. What your...
This is a wonderful coin in so many ways! I would feel lucky to have even one of the worn and misstruck examples. Mention was made of it being...
I'm not even willing to admit that it is Septimius with certainty. Not all statues were emperors. Could this be a fan of Septimius who looked a...
You don't know what you are asking. This list has more than a few members with more than a few hundred coins of Constantius II and enemies....
The Caracalla is a beautiful glossy black. All silver coins can look forward to being black when toning reaches the end of the road. Cleaning...
There are many emperors. I don't have the complete list. They are available in silver and bronze. Search engines are helpful:...
What is the line across the head on the OP coin? Flan flaw, die crack, damage? Mine is a three dot from Brian Kritt in September 2001 at a...
My coin is a different die but I suspect was made by the same hand very slightly before or after. Obviously, I bought it for the obverse, too....
A case is made by some for the elimination of cash altogether. Considering the purchasing power of the US half cent when it was eliminated to the...
In the US, you get different deals on fees depending on the bank/institution you select and where in the country you live. A common draw is the...
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