Good move. In case someone missed it, look at the details of the reverse top and then look at the coin illustrating Aurelia 20 and Porcia 8 in...
The Romans did not need a word for zinc since they did not isolate the element as a metal. What they knew was that if you heated copper with a...
I could not agree more. Yours is a thousand times better partly due to the great legends. [ATTACH]
I am glad everything seems to be working out but there is one thing gnawing at my gut that will make me question further dealings here. Someone...
To me the interesting part here is the difference in attitude between coins and the 'greater' art of the type that make the museums. Paintings...
A rarity in the common type but even the common ones did not make RIC: APOLLONI SANSTO B [ATTACH] Next: an high relief coin from the archaic...
Everytime this comes up I show my Corinth so this time I'll go to Leukas AR stater [ATTACH] Next: a different coin with a lion as the minor...
Sybaris AR nomos 6th century = one of the Pythagorean inspired incuse reverse types (not a brockage) [ATTACH]
I might be able to explain this. Regularly over the time I have spent on CT and other online venues, I have complained when people insist on...
As I understand it, the term derived from 'breakage' originally referring to mint waste most of which was caused by the die sticking as we use...
Recently Sunrise got cheaper but I do not know if the link posted here is still good. Since the book makes so many changes to the old standard...
Several museums numbered coins in the distant past. Many are just ink or paint and can be removed BUT I would suggest selling it to someone who...
Not exactly ancient but 2700 of my friends and I will be happy to have a Harold II and William so that number will hardly dent the market even if...
These come in several varieties. With palm rather than T/A [ATTACH] Palm and A.PV (public silver) fourree [ATTACH]
I strongly disagree! Photos are perfectly capable of showing all we need to tell some coins are fake. Some fakes are obvious from the worst cell...
Certainly Diocletian. Tough love time: There is nothing wrong with having trouble reading those raggedly letters that spell Diocletian BUT This...
They are not unknown on coins struck from brand new dies but tend to wear off with a few strikes. See the reverse on this Septimius Severus from...
I am shocked that someone did not point out to the price reduction you get when your tetradrachm has a test cut. This was under $100 when I got...
I see the posts above refer to these as 1/4 follis and 1/12 nummus. I have never been comfortable with them having any denomination label. Comments?
As you go through the book, you will see many spelled out that obviously and others that require a little code breaking. You will even find...
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