I see this as a real possibility. I am particularly fond of the large A2's which come in a huge array of styles both considering the scroll...
I forgot to mention that the old thread Justin linked covers the matter well. I should also mention that this is a later period than what I have...
I see Rome. This is Laodicea style. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Better strike and tone than my Gallus which has a more billon look: Serapis, Emmett 3674 [ATTACH] All Alexandrian Gallus coins are year three. I...
You are most welcome to play with any of my images on my web pages for your non-commercial, educational, school, church or home fun purposes. If...
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000104992965;view=1up;seq=7 Before abusing your poor coin any more, read the standard reference of...
Be different. Most people stop cleaning shortly after they went too far. Stopping before you start is the right thing here.
Same obverse die.
No, a quadrans is 1/4 as. 1/3 of an as was called a triens. Modern collectors have trouble with this because the Romans marked their fractions...
I missed the purpose of these displays. Such posters printed out to 20x30" could be posted in a school, church or coin show to draw attention to...
I missed this before. If that coin in liquid is the same one as the Septimius that started the thread, there is no way it is a foil fourree....
I agree with your measuring system. My 89.96g shrimp is also 46mm. Diameters change according to how hard the hammer came down. It is quite...
A problem with forming a group like this is you will tend to think how you might improve the presentation with the addition of one more...
We see this best with uncleaned coins. After they are cleaned and sorted, you know there is nothing 'special' there so the group of hopes...
We have discussed that NGC Carisius here before and I fail to understand why NGC has not bid on it to get it off the market as an embarassment to...
Whether or not you are weird has noting to do with it. Your system is workable but I prefer mine (of course - or I would change it). I keep...
Time is money. If the coins were worth the effort of individual treatment, they would not have been lotted together. There are exceptions here...
Septimius Severus used the modius to hold fruit in addition to grain. [ATTACH] From Alexandria, this Antoninus Pius obol has detail on the...
I believe the main difference with ancients is that grading is not simply a matter of wear. NGC recognizes three factors but still places wear...
[MEDIA] Don't watch the entire video but start at 3:12 and check the charm bracelet. I wonder if the coins were fake, too????...
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