I agree about shiny black being difficult but the ones that I have most trouble shooting are the unevenly blotched part silver coins. [ATTACH]...
Many years ago when I had just one, I was told that all of these were made from one obverse die and two reverse dies. The two on the left are one...
Today I attended a coin show conveniently scheduled on my birthday. For the first decades of my life, no one mentioned I was born on Star Wars...
The obverse style does not strike me as quite right for that series so I would consider the coin unofficial. Many unofficial ancients combine...
I am ashamed to admit that I do not have a photo of every coin in my collection. I went to a show today and bought five coins but my wife...
Many of us will do as much as we can to help you learn and learning is a lifelong project. Fewer of us are interested in doing the work for...
Ancient coins are a poor subject for people who require absolutes of any kind. There are too many types, too many variables of strike and...
Most ancient collectors use metric u This is an example of what I find hilarious. If standards allow a variance of .19g you may not find it...
There is some disagreement on what to include in the 'Travel Series'. Purists might only allow the coins with a one word place name 'Africa' or...
Sometimes a very similar coin was issued for many years and the early/late ones might be separated by such changes as the incuse punch design. A...
I prefer to file consecration coins at the end of the regular issues for the deceased for two reasons. It keeps all the consecration issues for...
Nero and Galba asses for under $800 can be decent coins - better than either of the Claudius options shown. Given that you would be selling two...
I have mine listed as Phokaia but have no idea in what that ID was based and even less on the relative dating of the many styles of these. I have...
Officina 9 (in this case 4+5=9) Anonymous Pagan Antioch [ATTACH]
Henry 8 Groat (note it uses an 8 not VIII) [ATTACH]
This is another form of Vota from Constantine II Caesar, London mint. [ATTACH] Constantine II died not long after his father so coins of his...
Sestertius AEGYPTOS [ATTACH] Denarius ALEXANDRIA (purple tone) [ATTACH]
#2 but we have had enough of these questions to believe the best answer is to sell both and buy one that does not require asking.
What is it overstruck on?
Each of us gains enjoyment from different things. Some are thrilled to be able to ID any scrap of bronze and convince themselves that they...
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