The only coin from Friday's show that I have not shared is about as unimpressive as they come from the popular Alexandrian series. I bought it...
I believe this was the case here also. The dealer had a page of items he had pulled out to write up when he had time and I pointed out a couple...
A dealer at the show had several plastic bags each with 50 to 100 silver coins. Two were Republicans, two denarii, two antoniniani. Each pair...
Like Mikey Zee I'll go with the wrong Faustina (or does the book cover both?). Mine is a very barbarous sestertius. Striking large bronzes was...
I guess we are missing I, II and VI: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That was the thinking. I did not have a second reign coin and there has been a lot of hype on London mint but this one is common. At the show I...
Friday I left home for the 25 mile drive to our local coin show in downtown Richmond VA. Very soon the radio had an ad for the show saying 'new...
Trajan Alexandria AE drachm year 16 Eirene and Homonoia - slightly unusual because this mint usually did not identify reverse figures with...
Better than mine! [ATTACH] My Hiketas II 288-279 BC with Zeus and eagle (below) was struck over an Artemis / thunderbolt coin like yours but...
I don't know enough about the coins of the Bosporos so these two came from an unidentified box at today's show to force me to study up. I regret...
Another similar [ATTACH] The type also was struck at Antioch with different date. Is this father or son? [ATTACH]
The sad part is is my catalog says 'Nicomedia' but I just looked at the photo and misread it without looking it up. Post in haste, repent in leisure.
Since this thread is only a week old, I'll tack on my only Greek purchase from today's Richmond coin show. My favorite dealer missed this show...
Since he was not known for being a particularly divine person, it is interesting that there are DIVO VICTORINO PIO coins. It is suspected his...
Almost all modern digital cameras of any quality make images that must be reduced in size before posting on Coin Talk. You can always piece...
I'm 100% with ldhair on this one. What works for me may not work for you. I only collect ancients and use envelopes not 2x2's. I have photos of...
Several rulers started off with better silver than the end level of their predecessor but it rarely lasted long. Pertinax and earliest Septimius...
Considering the price of ink, I no longer use an ink jet printer. When I want color, I get prints made at Costco (17 cent 4x6", $9.99 20x30")....
When it comes to Roman precise dating you could not beat the issues dated with A.U.C. dates (Hadrian 874 and Pacatian 1001 - are there others?)....
There was a time many boys were introduced to collecting hobbies by ads in the back of Boy's Life magazine offering junk at several times its fair...
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