I have few always thinking I was paying for two sides but only getting one. My first was a Republican. [ATTACH] I could not pass up an Emesa...
Correct. The styles shown include some not issued in bronze. My first thought is why they used cheap old Severans rather than 12 Caesar aurei...
I went to Baltimore knowing I would get nothing worthwhile since so many of you were going Friday and would take all the good stuff. I ended up...
It is a P.
Yours looks like he might just tickle him with a branch but there are two other variations. We really do not know the exact pose of the lost...
Did you get there in time to see the dealer with no coin under $100 and few under $500 but with a $10 you pick box? I bought 10 coins but none...
Just a hint: you have all but one letter of the city ID on the reverse split between the two sides. The missing letter is an M. Mine is missing...
This one strikes me as way past choice. You have to look at a lot of these to find one with the bill and the eye showing, let alone being bold....
As Caesar with sacrificial implements [ATTACH] Young Augustus with Sal Gen Hvm (Savior of the human race) [ATTACH] 4 Assaria of Tomis as...
I see no reason to remove the coin. Just because I find slabs unappealing does not mean you should but I might suggest you buy a raw coin of...
The photo show scratches from cleaning in the right side reverse field, on both sides of the P on obverse left LSEP and, most importantly, across...
Consider the possibility of buying coins you like at prices you can afford until you get enough that you can figure ut if there is a pattern...
The above makes this much more interesting but IDing some will be a real challenge for most of us. Since it is hard to tell from photos unless we...
Definitely Septimius Severus but an 'limes' copper. The PART MAX is clear at obverse rt. [ATTACH]
I believe many of us who choose not to have slabbed coins were turned off early by the NGC decision to apply modern wear based standards to...
No, fourree is a special class of plated coins made as imitations of the real thing. Beginning about the time of Gallienus, the official silver...
Constantinople had some interesting styles. My first coin of that mint was this FH4 with the rider's leg merging with the horse's in an odd way....
I see nothing to complain about here. After all we often comment on how it is impossible to grade ancients in a meaningful way using only fine...
I was not aware WRL made the type and see nothing about this one that makes me wonder other than your question. They come right and left....
I know you don't want to hear this but that one is not all that bad for those. If you wait for one that looks like an eagle you might be in for a...
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