The vast majority of ancient coins would be classified as errors if we used modern coin standards but this one actually makes the grade as an...
Bhartrdaman, Western Satrap (278 to 295 AD) [ATTACH] I don't get up early enough to beat the rest of you to the few B's there are.
I really was not expecting the amount of participation on this one but I am thrilled so many took the time to say something so well considered. I...
Another Anastasius [ATTACH]
B NE abbreviates '2nd neocorate' honoring the fact the city had two temples dedicated to the Imperial cult. It appears on both coins ut in...
I had been wanting one of these for some time. There have been quite a few on the market over the last few years so they can not be called scarce...
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Again, I know nothing about Chinese but my #1 way of authenticating Greek and Roman coins is that same "gut feeling". It is really hard to...
Aemilian, AE23 Antioch [ATTACH]
I don't really collect Chinese coins but find it fascinating just how different specialists in these and specialists in 'Classical' (Greek and...
I don't know what article you read but just in case it was http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/max.html it does not say that 'Galerius...
I really can't saw the Phoenician fraction is good or bad from the image but I do not like the Alexander any better than the first two. They seem...
I believe the case could be made that this is the most common Roman gold coin. It dates to the time Theodosius was paying the Huns annual tribute...
Mine came as part of a lot of 25 fourrees I bought from an estate thirty years ago. At that time there were few specialist collectors of fourrees...
Small size is not so much a problem. Style is. Sear lists a 1/8 obol with the type but I have never seen one that I believed was from Athens...
There are some of us who refuse to use the term 'Fallen Horseman'. You might argue that te FH2 seated type shows completion but the others show...
IMO these are too common to be accidental mules with Domna reverses. This mint did not see boy types and girl types as strictly as did Rome. How...
My favorite old tags are from the 'Bavarian Collection' whose low budget was assisted by making tags from old business cards and envelopes....
You used the word Decentius so he gets to be seen here. He used the same reverses less the ones that were finished before he became Caesar....
I remain amazed at the number of people who have absolutely no interest in ancient coins and have never posted a word on ancient coins who feel...
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