I recently bought and am enjoying a simple book England's Striking History edited by Perkins, on eBay from CoinGallery. I paid $10.98 including...
My coin of the period is unlisted for the seven pointed star on the tiara as opposed to the six or eight pointed versions. I made a card for the...
I don't have a K that is clear. Most I see are overstruck (on J) and really a mess. At least the big dots help ID them. [ATTACH]
The funny part is I bought it from High Ratings, Low Prices. I don't know how many others have bought and sold it. I paid $175 which I do not...
This thread raises a question I have been pondering. We know that the recent hoard flooding the market has ade it possible for many people to get...
I agree. The Maximus is some coin but the portrait on that Maximinus is beyond great. Unfortunately, the boy suffered from being too good...
This Otacilia sestertius is 21.6g and well made. [ATTACH] ...as is this 20.9g Philip I.[ATTACH] Later in the reign when the Saeculares coins...
Please remember that there is no such thing as the 'ancient' way of doing things. Some dies were hinged; some anvil dies were concave making it...
I have known Andy for decades. There was a time that it bothered me greatly that he had so few ancients and so many medievals but we both have...
Exactly! I wish I had said that! The fact is that we can find examples of each of these at some time and place. There are coin types that...
This makes me think of the situation with the AK collection bulk lots. There were lots in that grouping that included coins worth over $500 which...
An as of this period should be closer to 10-12g. so 6.67g seems light. I have seen asses of Otacilia but do not recall a hippo. However, a...
My favorite Chach is the two headed portrait. S&K group 5 [ATTACH] Next: Silk road coin in the fabric of the Chinese cash
I suspect it was two blanks stuck together when struck. Many such coins show imperfect alignment so there is a bit of a rim on the reverse but...
These are not random coins but lower grade special items that appeal to people (like me) that would rather have an interesting coin with problems...
Mine isn't as high grade but I could not pass it up when it turned up at a show. I had not before seen one like Jochen's with the SC right of...
True but there are several companies that encase coins in plastic but have little or no knowledge of coins. They could be fake or not by luck....
It is relatively simple for a beginner to avoid buying fake ancients. Just stay away from amateur, flea market grade sellers and buy from dealers...
This is new information to me and good to know. I have no problem with people taking time off but not putting up a notice would seem poor...
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