I know Z posted one of these and I have posted mine to some other thread on CT but not this one. Another Amastris: [ATTACH] Of my headless...
I know why coins are test cut. Why are they bent and straightened. Denarii are too thick to bend easily of accidentally. Opinions?
There was a book attempting to do all for Roman Imperial coins. It did not cover Roman Republican or any other ancient coins. It came in two...
Tet is short for tetra or four and often used for tetradrachm (four drachms) but some of us are sloppy and use it for tetras (a bronze coin worth...
Beckers are available in wrong metals including white metal. His dies were used long after he was gone and there are cheap fakes make from his...
Lets put to rest any thought that these are rare coins. There are enough types that the standard reference is quite some book....
Also my most recent coin from the last FSR sale is the same type. [ATTACH] I do believe our versions are different in the placement of the obverse...
The first is unusual in that it has an obverse legend starting with VIRTVS. Drop that and see if it makes sense. The second is thick and has a...
I have an opinion and nothing more. In the stock market there are funds that select the stocks they hold to match exactly some Index of stocks...
That is a very nice example and much better than mine. I did not see yours today. [ATTACH]
A and B can be a little hard to distinguish in the 'handwriting' of the day. I have a B with more of the letter on flan. We do not have the...
When making tests, it is always a question of whether spelling 'errors' make a wrong answer. When the subject answer is a word from a language...
Fourrees of serrate Roman Republican coins are common. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I could not agree more. I believe the reason more people do not do a set like this is the difficulty many of us would have excluding the...
Believe it or not. Trajan invented not only the fist bump but the problem that arises when two people meet and greet but have different ideas as...
Impossible how? Most handshake coins (including zumbly's) show less grasp and more sliding straight fingers and thumbs rather than the modern...
Vespasian denarius / FIDES PVBL, clasped hands holding caduceus, two poppies, and two grain ears. Being from the USA, I prefer to avoid the...
Last September I took staff photos for a local elementary school. You don't get to see the six Third Grade teachers playing on he climber below...
I have heard the claims of transfer dies but have not seen the proof of their existence meaning the transfer die has to be transferred from a...
The famous coin tale is when the mint first issues V nickels without the word cents. People would paint them gold and hand them to a clerk for a...
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