I don't understand why you want the stuff. I tried it on one of my coins and can't see where it brought out any detail. :troll: Now, tell me how...
I'm with Ryro on this. I like the old, used one volume Sear for a book in hand but suggest online resources for more in-depth study. I have no...
This is the matching didrachm dated only by ΥΠΑΤΟC Β. I see your bronze has ET B (year 2) in exergue. [ATTACH]
I know and respect the entire NGC ancient staff (both of them) and would value their opinions although I really would like to know what happened...
Me, too. Notice that we each have a different officina but I do not know the meaning of the KP that separates these from other issues. Anyone?...
I can't help thinking that actual examples of NGC slabs with errors of ID or autenticity are rare enough to have a market value all on their own...
Being freed from cares by having a just and stable government might seem a situation worth issuing a coin to commemorate. Perhaps Nero and Otho...
With our recent question about posting informative videos, I started wondering about the relative merit of building videos out of stills with...
I have two from opposite ends of the Type II spectrum: The siglos has always been one of my favorite coins and special for showing the fancy...
Nero, dupondius, Lugdunum mint [ATTACH]
Z is too nice. I prefer his denarius. Better yet is Ancient Joe's aureus for its balance and animal detail but I do have a preference for the...
The group has pretty well covered the way I feel about slabs (No!) but the bottom line as far as I am concerned is that it is just one more step...
Mine hardly qualify as counterparts but they are what they are. Low grade, smaller fraction and silver but as close as I get to #1: [ATTACH] My...
When I saw your title I was hoping for one of these [ATTACH] [ATTACH] But the tetrarchal Mars is nice,too.
That is a great reverse with clear eagle on the stone! Is that a die break on the laurel wreath?
Recently Bing posted a thread on how we are guilty of making each other buy coins. This thread is a spin-off of that one. In most cases these...
I have always wondered about the details of the medallion issues. How many examples were struck? Making the dies would be a lot of work but...
Sutherland comes in English also for those of us who are challenged by the French as Q offered....
If I had to pick a side, I'd have to go with TIF and praise AJ's coins but those who are impressed by the medallion might also enjoy books we...
Zumbly's post point out how much more interesting a G more or less can be if we stop to ask 'why' rather than just writing it off as another minor...
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