It is always nice when you enjoy the show experience and also get coins that appeal to you. Of the group, I probably like #2 best but also see a...
I have no medieval Aquileia but my latest is this AE4 of Magnus Maximus. [ATTACH]
My definition of overpriced usually goes with ancient coins desired by people who do not collect ancient coins and which are referred to by a name...
Both of mine are budget coins. Which is better, worn or scratched? I prefer the style of the worn coin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Going just a bit further, RIC is very poor at listing all the spelling variations mentioned (PERET, PERTE etc.) for every reverse. Martin...
Coins can be 'budget' for many reasons. Rarely can it be called a complement but there are people who would rather have a budget coin than no...
Rather recently it seems coin collectors stopped wanting coins that were not mint state and bought into the theory that MS69 is 1000% better than...
I assume you noticed your scorpion is short a pair of legs. Of course my new coin is only a scorpion if you stretch a point way beyond reasonable...
The photo really gets curiosity up since the six coins shown are all different rulers. I doubt that means it was a collection but probably means...
As Andrew said, we discussed the insider joke by private conversation. I recently sold what I considered a great example of this coin (to one of...
This really shows the price difference you encounter when comparing 99% perfect coin and 98% examples. They were issued for quite a while by...
Do you feel that it is a fair use of a copyrighted image posted online when we download it and repost it with or without credit to to origin? I...
I posted what I considered to be a case of re-engraving on my page from long ago. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac6.html Recent eye...
I would not participate in a thread like this had you not inserted the line above. Many coin collectors value coins only for their resale value...
I am nothing but confused. By the time I came upon this thread, the first post showed a sale by a seller variana_museum at a price suspiciously...
It strikes me that Nero tets in general have a better than average array of interesting reverses but show terrible workmanship and metal. This...
I really am surprised we don't see more emphasis placed on identifying coins struck after the death of Aurelian. I have not studied the matter...
Over the years I have felt guilty about not studying more about non-classical lands and persons of antiquity that did not issue coins. I regret...
This is where Frank's auctions are different than others. Frank's prices realized not only tell you what the coin sold for but what the high bid...
Arles, at that moment known and Constantina, Constantius II siliqua: [ATTACH] Amiens, Magnentius AE1 [ATTACH]
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