I would not be bothered by the mark IF I knew whose mark it was. I would love to have a coin with the Gonzaga/d'Este stamp. I only have one coin...
I have answered quite a few questions here on CT and recently received help myself with a question on Parthians. I liked this repay concept so...
Good show, Justin, changing Philips in the middle of the stream. Geta as / PRINC IVVENT [ATTACH] Next: a coin with left bust that is usually...
Thanks. I note they are offering multiple copies so I wonder if it is being remaindered i preparation for a new edition.
I can not accept your level of certainty with the GGG matter because coins exit with GGG reverse but Numerian as Caesar obverse. Perhaps the GGG...
Among the several variations of the 'Emesa' mint, Septimius Severus denarii with Fortun(a) Reduc(i) reverses is one with 'Hilaritas' holding long...
Thanks. This will require some reading, I asked because the mail today brought these coins from the FSR sale but I bid and Frank sold them...
Could I get someone who has been keeping up with the new wave of Parthian ID's to run through how what we are now calling the two coins below and...
To answer your specific question but NOT to discourage you from reading the links given above: Yes there are replicas an fakes sold on eBay but...
Sure, which one do you want to see? My two are die duplicates. The BN in Paris has one that was recorded by Cohen as #250 but they have not...
When I think of a perspective coin I am drawn to this MN Fonteius Republican galley denarius. The helmsman on the stern is a bit too side-on but...
My XIIII is fro Nikomedia [ATTACH] but the XV is Constantinople. I never gave much thought to the health aspects of coin collecting but I have...
The tip off for Domna from Laodocea is a small circle wher her neck meets her garment. Most have it. Some are more clear than others. This one...
Not that there is any chance that I would ever bid on a Regalianus of any sort, I have to say that I would consider it a major selling point for a...
I have no business participating in this question because I have no experience with high end gold coins and their photography. I guarantee you...
US coins require mint marks because the design of the coins is identical for each mint and a mark is added to the dies according to location. On...
Septimius Severus [ATTACH]
Augustus and Livia Ephesus AE19 / stag [ATTACH] Next: Any other husband and wife on the same side of a coin
I tend to consider any Severus AE to be worthwhile if it has the dating parts of the legend even if they are faint. Sestertii are not common but...
The GIII Tarsos is an example of what I was talking about. I was the leading bid on the weekend for a while. The prices realized showed I would...
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