Certainly copied from Amiens! It has the distinctive horizontal bands at the back of the neck. [ATTACH] This Gallus with clashed dies and...
This is a typical RICism. The issue was divided in two parts. In one, coins were struck for 2 Augusti and 2 Caesars from five officinae. In the...
IMO, the matter of flatness is a given so our job is to find coins where the flat areas don't distract or even add to the coin in some way. I...
The appeal of Titus' daughter as a marriage candidate probably had little to do with her facial features. Titus' face would be hard to make in a...
I see a slight ridge that shows in the photo just right of the straight line hanging down from the hut. A proper answer would require removing...
Ken and TIF have the matter exactly as I see it except, I believe, TIF misses the point that there is one fool in a million who will bite no...
This is exactly why I just ignore people who talk about 'how the ancients did it'. When we are talking about many centuries and many places we...
Just for comparison of cloak styles: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I liked that one and bid but was not the underbidder. While the flan is small, the centering makes the most of it. Congratulations.
I agree. Reading his prices realized is very interesting since he lists not only what the winner paid but what he bid. My coin here was a tie...
I bid on several coins in the FSR auction but all the exceptional coins went well over my level. Today's mail brought the lower priced items from...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-many-wolf-and-twins-coins-do-you-have.299450/page-2#post-2792548 Found it. There were no other cities posted.
Yes but I feared there was a shadow of the X left of the one there (Franks photos are not always certain) and I have two imperfect ones (one a...
It has not been all that long since we showed these but I forget who had what. Maximinus AE31 Ninica Claudiopolis [ATTACH] I do not have them but...
Don't try to resell it for that. I would have guessed half. I failed researching the type. CNG has sold six in gold but none in silver. My...
What references do you recommend for ID of Persis coins? Do you find discrepancies between the options between various sources? My ID's come...
That is a nice first year SS Rome mint protrait with the Virtus reverse. In that degree of wear it should not be terribly expensive. It is not...
They come both round and raggedy. I think we underestimate how fast a pace was needed at the mints of the period to keep up with the demand for...
Licinius' revaluation only shows up on coins from mints under his control but was not accepted at mints under Constantine. There are coins of...
Who has a high grade sestertius to show? Mine is rough but has a decent portrait. [ATTACH]
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