Better to use RIC 470 variety since RIC does not list your exact spelling. 470K var Mediolanum GALLIENVS AVG [IMG] [IMG] Duplicate RIC 470 lists...
Experience teaches that each time you look at an old coin you can see something you missed before.
In my opinion it is not even close. Greek wins by many miles. It reminds me of a joke we heard in 1959 when Alaska became a state and Texans...
Randy plays down just how sharp you have to be to pick up on things like these shields. I propose we award him the degree FHD (Doctor of Falling...
Also, the difference between yellow brass sestertii and dupondii and red copper asses is much more consistent in the first century. By the time...
My guess is sestertius. Asses of the period tend to be more rounded over on the edge while sestertii are sharper and thicker. The flans were...
I don't think it is fourree but flat photos make it hard to tell silver over copper from red deposits on a silver coin. The tetradrachm below is...
I don't see this at all this way. Yes, things have changed and people in business spend money on different things now but the fact remains that a...
Claudius II Alexandria tetradrachm Emmett 3878 year three These come in four eagle poses, all rated common.
If you play your cards right, your home made envelopes might be more interesting than the coins they enclose. This one was made in 1920 (June 17...
I love the Bruck book. I almost never buy a coin where the mintmark is unclear (I'm picky that way). Why,then, do I think so highly of Bruck?...
I can accept Insider's definition with very few reservations: 1. I would add the word "selective" in several places to separate coins whose...
The first question is how/why was a genuine coin that valuable being sold in a venue that you feel the need to second guess by asking on Coin...
Another hint: There is only one mint that sometimes abbreviated not only the city but the province and you have it. Also, handwriting of the day...
I can not understand why you would send such material to an auction venue that thinks they are too good for your material in the first place....
I use paper envelopes on which I write minimal ID and numbers that allow looking up details on my computer database. You have to slide the coin...
Everywhere has it's 'thing'. Today the news is filled with the fires in California where they would give anything for a few inches of the rain...
If you are not interested enough to remove the coins and do individual photos, should we be? There are some interesting coins but low grade will...
Considering the number of times jamesicus and I have posted on this series, it saddens me a bit that not everyone got it but I really applaud your...
I will continue to maintain that the proper amount to spend on a hobby is the amount of money that means nothing to you. If you are deeply in...
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