My example arrived in 1998 with what I consider an odd coppery red tone. There are a few silver specks of wear through so it is silver. I wonder...
That is the most exceptional f the Vit-Ves dies I recall seeing. I am glad it went to a home whre it will be appreciated. Mine is a few months...
Patchy silver like this can look better after it retones a bit lessening the contrast. You could chemically darken it but time will work (in time).
I would class this as one of the coins that would seem appropriate for every collection of ancient coins. It is common enough that we can all...
When you decide to buy or sell things because of short term ups and downs, that is day trading. When you buy what you want and have full...
I agree and wonder if those of us with websites promoting the hobby would be well advised to take them down as well. Would anyone notice? We...
Herakles wrestling the Nemaen lion on Taras diobol [ATTACH] Herakles on a bronze coin
I agree with very little said in this entire thread. It comes at the same time as the Glasvoda note posted by Ken Dorney which IMHO is attempting...
That is one great coin all things considered. Congratulations!
My favorite Tranquillina gained that position by what I consider an interesting 'error'. Deultum was a colony and, as such, entitled to issue...
Your coin reminds me of my AE29 (24.1g) from Singara, Mesopotamia. I have seen several of these but few have been high grade so the $16.61 I paid...
It is by far the most common reverse for Mag. It reminds me of a joke current in 1959 when the Alaskan told the Texan to stop crying over no...
Tomis used the 4 1/2 denomination either with the half sign < separate or ligate with the delta (4). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
There are many variations on the Magnentius theme but my favorite would be a better specimen from Amiens with the Chi-Rho reverse. They exist full...
I wonder which is more common (solid or plated)???
I believe the point here is the old 'glass half empty/glass half full' question. Some of us can look at the sestertius below and see nice...
Do I see damage over the ear flattening the curls and a bit of the wreath? It is a nice coin overall and much better than mine of the type. I...
Is it unreasonable to suspect that a Heritage sale including raw coins did not convey NGC papers that explained why those coins were not slabbed?...
One other point: I don't believe the average man on the street and certainly the average soldier looked at the money in the same way as those...
Now this is embarrassing. Not only are you right but that old photo taken with a point and shoot is better than the current one. Can you believe...
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