That is a nice snake-knot.
Something like this one I sold through JA last year. I do not recall who bought it. Now I realize it was my only side view chariot. I can not...
As I recall it is recorded that Probus made a speech to the troops saying they had done such a wonderful job securing the empire that the day...
One I don't see often and I'd like to upgrade is this AE27 dishekel 17.17g. [ATTACH]
I agree with the three. Many would add #4 - "to sell the things" but the coins I have sold recently have gone through JA's sales venue and he...
Obviously but more to the point is the fact that the good guys also lose out when you buy a genuine coin from an unethical dealer or when you fail...
Julian has been said to the the best 'Christian' of the Constantinian Dynasty even though he was the one who did what he could to erase...
Many people buy coins for rarity and beauty. Many people value coins for their grade and price. I have way too many coins that appealed to my...
We only occasionally mention Axum (aka Aksum) here. They have good looking gold and silver but the ones I like that are often as ugly as sin are...
I had one very similar but I can't seem to find it today. :playful: I always wondered why Julian used the great busts on the boring reverses and...
When it comes to slamming out thousands of poorly made coins in minimal time with the least attention to detail, it is hard to beat the Judaean...
I have very strong opinions on the matter and have a page on the subject. There has been a lot of discussion on the possibilities of these being...
The Axum coin was shown in the video at 1:32. It was gold of Ebana. I do not know but suspect this box was the last of several in his collection...
I don't know which of my Domnas I have shown a hundred times and which only fifty. This one was my first and one of three coins I kept when I...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/getting-more-even-lighting-in-coin-photos.297527/ Theodosius posted the above thread that got me thinking and we...
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=279307 If the type was overstruck on earlier coins, we open a whole new avenue for confusion.
http://www.nbc12.com/story/35593918/man-reunited-with-lost-coin-collection I was just watching the local news and my eye was caught by a short...
Claudius II, Claudius II, Constantius II (Spes Republice from Thessalonika mint - obverse repeated), Gallienus, Constantius II reverse not shown...
This raises the question of whether you might be allowed to refuse coins of the Imperatorial period Imperators of the 'wrong' variety. They did...
The reason Gordian III coins got tagged 'cockroaches' is that there are so many of them. Among specialists (I do know some) a collection under a...
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