I agree on Claudius being a decent ruler but Nero is a better example of why the Roman Empire was not a great idea in the first place. I felt we...
For the most part a set made up of one to four coins per century could be done reasonably just by selecting coins that represent important persons...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-2233 A coin that was fake in 2015 is still fake in 2017. As long as you buy coins...
I have no idea why some have problems seeing images unless you are not signed in to CT. I know some Forum type software only displays images to...
[ATTACH] Hadrian, Caesarea, Cappadocia, AR drachm I know most of you shop for coins from a list but I like to go to a show and see what follows...
A gaggle of Gordians: Sestertius as Caesar [ATTACH] Barbarous denarius with Pax legend but figure of Aequitas [ATTACH] Paired with Serapis...
Both sides are considerably doubled. It is interesting how some parts get really messy while other parts remain clear.
How about a decade set? Get one coin from each decade in any century you choose or finish one century and start the next. You could start with a...
This new Cyzicus is from a show today. It is interesting in the way the patina failed to form over the remaining silvering. How successfully the...
When I was 8 my parents divorced and I lived with my mother who was a nurse and worked a lot leaving me to care for myself. This is less...
We all need to remember that some of these 'problems' are really just characteristics perhaps showing a mint that had a problem with some part of...
For Parthicus, a Parthian bird - but not a woodpecker Vardanes I AE13 [ATTACH] [IMG]
It depends on which coins. There are rare coins, Imperial or Provincial, that are only known from one die set. Overall, I'd say you are more...
I say yes. It is not always easy to tell what differences were caused by the die and what by strike, environment etc. I'm 99% sure this is a...
[ATTACH] I prefer paper envelopes. I liked open trays better but when the collection gets too large, the compactness of envelopes wins.
Did you notice how few show the bird in flight. Except for the Sikyon dove most seem to be sitting there posing. Faustina II / Peacock [ATTACH]...
These will always have a special place in my numismatic heart since my discussion with Victor Failmezger about the stirrups led to my first web...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html#vagi I'll recommend volume 1 of David Vagi's Coinage and History of the Roman Empire, Coin...
The problem is considering eBay as a seller. They sell nothing but they are a type of sales venue like live auctions, flea markets, coin shows,...
This thread would suggest a version of the game 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' which many of you are not old enough or bored enough to know:...
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