The new one is the kind of coin that those of us who don't know one legion from another might appreciate. Upgrading the worst coin in a set...
I know we don't have a full set of rulers between us but I wonder how close we can come.
Considering the number of CT regulars that collect these, you might be sorry you asked. How do we select the ones to show? Domitian AE obol...
Are they overstruck on something?
Isn't the obverse as Wildwinds shows for Mou.6453? Yours loses most of the helmet but I think it is there. There is also a monogram on yours...
Convince me this is an A1 rather than an A3 or something else.
Some of these scare me depending on who is selling through eBay. I buy through eBay but am becoming more careful when it come to the dealer. I...
When I read historical accounts like these, I can not help thinking that it is possible or even likely that there are today those who would see...
I agree. Most of Finn's coins are really quite special for a reason I doubt everyone would appreciate but that is what makes it extra special...
The legends on the two head seem counterclockwise base out. The side with bare head seems to start IMP AVGV so I suspect there will be a missing...
Congratulations! I love it when the right coin finds the right home where it would be appreciated. I am not a super-fan of Judaea Capta coins so...
The tight hair curls make Commodus a reasonable choice. The reverse is a female figure standing left holding a patera. There are many different...
I'd say it is a flipover double strike.
The coin type you call Amisos was issued by several different cities. Each wrote the genitive on the reverse splitting the word on either side of...
A few of the posts in this extended thread suggest some here might like to know more about the workshop system which resulted in the additional...
While by no means as rare as a Quincunx, the post reform radiate (2/5 follis) of Carthage is less often seen than the larger follis. The...
Lawrence is online: https://archive.org/details/medalsbygiovanni00lawriala/page/8 I find the Lawrence 5 Tiberius interesting with the dot...
I'm sorry if my post came off as unkind. There is nothing wrong with making an error and we all do it but it bothered me that there were so many...
Did it bother no one that the coin in question had no A between the I and N so it could only be a Maximinus II? I wasted my time writing a page...
https://www.ms-coin-fair.com/ Is there ever a show like this in Latvia?
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