The 2 is much more rare and many fakes exist. I would expect a specimen to bring 10 times the price of the equivalent 4. Remember the $27500...
I was wondering if the final V (larger than the G) might even be a shoulder detail separated a bit too much rather than a letter. I am also...
The photo is quite an upgrade.
I should have mentioned that these two books do not cover anything like all of the Republican coinage and there never will be similar coverage of...
It remains a problem for tose of us into small coins. It is easier to find images of dekadrachms than of fractions of obols. Coins that sell for...
It is hard to pick for all our groups. I really like the strike on the Trajan reverse. My experience with photographers is that they can shoot...
We have threads for the worst coin we bought in 2016 and for the last coin for 2016 but today's mail updated my answers for both. I did not know...
Start here: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=75539 There are other cities.
This is not a book review because I am not as huge a fan of Roman Republicans as so many of the CT family so my opinions would certainly run...
Great set!
All are wonderful. I'll copy Z's format and make changes as necessary: Difficult as it is, I'm going to try to pick my favorite in each...
Yours has better flan shape and less wear; mine (from a show in November) is more worn but smoother and has a weak mintmark. [ATTACH]
CONSIA* ???
I bought several losers this year but the one that hurts worst is the Republican bronze I have totally failed to identify. I thought it looked...
I forget where I read this but I recall the Sea Turtle was replaced with the land tortoise when Aegina was defeated by Athens and lost their navy....
Corresponding with vCoins has become a lot less fun than in the old days when the management managed. Some dealers are the best I could possibly...
They come with various letters and with centering showing the ship below. Many I have seen are rather like yours but not as nice on the reverse....
I am assuming from your mention of the Madonna coins that the only dates of interest are AD so any comments I have would be useless but if you are...
These are nice coins with excellent photos. I have long wanted to upgrade my Paeonia tetradrachm but finding examples with legend and victim on...
http://esty.ancients.info/ricix/type5i.html The above page shows the options. Check it out and see if you agree with Bing. Unfortunately your...
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