There are many wolf and twins coins but moneyer Sextus Pompeius Faustlus added his ancestor the shepherd who discovered the twins under the tree....
AJ brings up another good sign of rarity: dies. If all known coins of a given type were struck from a single die set, the coin is probably very...
About 90 years ago a hoard of Roman silver numbering 81000 coins was found at Marcianopolis and named the Reka Devnia hoard. It was cataloged by...
Sets are a problem when there are a million coins to consider. 'Coins I like' is a good set. No beginner comes to the hobby with an appreciation...
I like books but the better ones cost a lot for a young budget, There is a lot to learn online as mentioned in the CT beginner thread. The only...
The portrait does have Claudius flavor which was mentioned in the write-up for the lot. The plain exergue (not KA) but well made broad flan...
For comparison, this is a coin I have had for years (and cost less than half as much). I see two differences of interest to me, one on each side....
Before they get any more stale, I'll toss out there a few more from the recent Robinson auction. As is my general practice, I do not offer these...
KA is not a city mark but the Greek translation of XXI or one part silver and 20 parts base metal. K=20, A=1. gamma KA [ATTACH] KA gamma Why...
Show a really nice full facing head (obverse or reverse). There r nice 3/4 views but full face usually look bad when made and worse when worn.
Look at the group photo and ask what all have in common that might make a good thing to avoid. I am not saying that there is any such thing as a...
Diocletian??? Why would Diocletian strike this? Traditionally it is given to Carinus. Does anyone have a Nigrinian?
To me, the coolest thing was Victor Failmezger reassembling business cards etc. from which the tags had been cut. Many tags were mostly blank but...
I was curious how that sale would go. A large part of it were very specialized, ridiculously rare and low grade coins that would have great...
What is VΠAT OCTOΔ? L KH [ATTACH] L Ktheta [ATTACH]
My limited experience suggests there are more coins with Jupiter holding the bolt than ther are throwing it. Both of these are Postumus....
Syracuse hexas 5mm 0.05 but a part of that is loss to damage/exfoliation, [ATTACH] Next: another small silver coin marked with the denomination
When they teach driving a car, it is called 'defensive driving'. That is more or less suggesting we look at other vehicles on the road and ask...
Note what they spent on postage. I would have sent them slower and cheaper but I am not a businessman. Spending 1/3 of the price of the book on...
Wonderful coin. Mine are boring. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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