Indeed it would seem so. However, it is that very taboo that can make the old parklike Victorian garden cemeteries an untapped silver bonanza....
This was my first dug Merc. I've since gone on to find more than a roll's worth of them, but finding one is still a thrill every time. DD-007:...
There are indeed many interesting echoes and parallels between US history and that of the Roman Empire. Don't read too much into them, however....
[IMG]
@Mihai - it is neat looking, but yes, it appears to be a tourist copy to me, too.
That one is a sweetheart, and your kind donor is obviously a very generous person.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing your progress so far. That's shaping up to be quite the respectable set. Those green albums are really handsome,...
Neat find.
Wow,
Less than ten bucks for ancient silver? That in itself is something. Less than ten bucks for decent looking ancient silver is even more...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Sun and moon both on this one (though the moon is a bit more subtle). Turkey (Seljuq Sultanate of Rum): silver "Lion & Sun" dirham of Kaykhusraw...
OK, so this one doesn't look like much, but I was there when it was found. One of my colleagues found it on November 1, 2013, during my very...
Good point. Keeping that database up must be a herculean (and largely thankless) task. That being said, errors like the one I pointed out there...
"Wilderness River Bridge": Civil War military-themed engraving on 1864 Seated Liberty half dollar [IMG] Obviously a Civil War military themed...
Great find! Columbian halves are some of the most common and therefore least expensive of the classic commemorative halves, but that is a truly...
The high grade and cabinet toning on that first denarius are lovely. I rather like the blackish patina on that sestertius, as well.
Those are both fake.
Separate names with a comma.
