That is a nice one. I have had mine for decades and it is a bright and shiny as the day I got it. Most of my 20+ year silver has toned over time...
I'm sorry that you had trouble with the link to my page. I just tried it and it worked. Are you using some sort of firewall that forbids unknown...
Your coin appears to be an AE denarius of the Laetitia reverse. These are often termed Limes (Lee-mace) on the theory they were produced for use...
How were those made, Anoob? There are quite a few types from that general time and place that have very weak reverses but I am unclear on how you...
No, you can see an unevenness in the blank section that is the only way you can tell this was caused buy the stacked flans rather than being filed...
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Humor me and check this one with a magnet. There are a few, rare plated coins copper over iron. I don't think this is one but it would be a nice...
In keeping with your honesty so perfectly displayed, I will show my Proof 71+ Diva Faustina sestertius of the same type. Your coin is compromised...
When you are not making a lot of coins, you do not need many dies. Compare patterns in the cuirass when deciding which die is which but both would...
I have showed this Valerian antoninianus before and believe it is an example of what Carausius describes. Note the reverse has a very slight...
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Demand is only partly created by the number of people choosing coins over games. Part of the number is how much disposable income can be directed...
The mint made coins as they were needed for circulation and the entire reign of Elagabalus was a down time for bronzes probably due to the huge...
Lets talk about ridicule. Is it ridicule to point out an error even if we do it in a nice manner? Some will think so and some will get mad and...
In ancients, a set is complete when you declare it to be. There is always another minor difference to see and another coin that must be had. If...
I believe you would be unlikely to do much better on this coin for the money. Many people charge extra for the Christian symbol on the standard...
I prefer to look at the above in the opposite way. When I see a coin I like and can afford, I don't let the fact it was not on my list stop me....
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We who hang around here regularly may develop a bad attitude about all the questions we get asking if a coin is real. This is no bother at all...
The Caracalla is one of my favorite types since the INDVLG FECVNDAE makes you ask what the fertile one is being indulgent about. Let's see, the...
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