I am not the owner of Coin Talk or any other online resource but I would have serious problems with anyone who for any reason used my resources...
Fortunately the two series don't look at all alike, Rhoemetalkes of the Kingdom of Bosporus: [ATTACH]
Many years ago I was introduced to a code system that has served me well. It is a simple number replacement using a keyword with nine letters and...
That is a nice solid Fostlus showing a great deal more of the left side legend than most and all three birds. Not all that long ago CNG had two...
This dupondius? of Claudius is from one of those Western mints. Official? [ATTACH] This Hadrian is my only fourree brockage. [ATTACH] Most...
I wish I could convince myself of the purpose of that P in the field. If it is the officina which seems obvious, where are are coins with other...
It strikes me that your coin has a slightly strange look to the face which is exactly what this issue from this mint has on the examples I was...
The secret of identifying late Roman coins is to start with the reverse and figure out what rulers issued the type. In this case, the number of...
It has an eye. Did all the dies have one but most are lost? Most sellers show these as facing up but I see it as swimming left with the head...
Ken stated my attitude on the matter perfectly. I believe you will find more of us of a certain age that consider wear a fact of life and are...
The Constantine II is interesting to me in that it is an issue where each of the participating rulers got a separate reverse type. It is only R2...
If I had to guess, I'd guess it was a metal detectorist field find which was dug up a bit too vigorously with a trowel. It is currently...
It is important to remember that a denarius might weigh 4g in the early Republic but by the time of the Severans 3g is a good heavy weight. I...
Perhaps this is a good place to point out a problem with the terms rare and common as they apply to ancient coins. Taken as a whole the Falling...
I fear you will feel we have too many rules your post here is almost as bad as hijacking. You posted a perfectly good reply to a thread last...
I'm not sure why I ignored the break on this Commodus AE28x25 from Flaviopolis. It has a decent patina, three clear busts (Isis and Serapis...
That is a nice Galba. Mine is a year earlier (LA) and lacks the even toning and refined style of Jay's coin. All it has going for it is...
I assume anyone interested has seen my page on them but just in case: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ftr.html
I consider it great news that the rule change allows those who participate here by reading and thinking without causing a deluge of meaningless...
I, too, am fond of the coins of Alexandria but I am not at all fond of billon as a metal. There are tetradrachms of each period that suffer less...
Separate names with a comma.
