Notice the difference in how the grain is held. I need to research the head as opposed to bust question.
All gold EID MAR coins have been called fake by one 'expert' or another. The holed one has the best shot at being genuine. There are also...
I found this Geta appealing in spite of and partly because of its faults. Some letters are weakly struck including part of the name. The coin...
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Bellinger in 1981 was far from certain that the wheat coins should be attributed to Cyprus since the whole thing rested on a similarity to a coin...
My coin show today provided me with many choices but these two seemed like coins some of you might like. I couldn't seek your approval in advance...
This post has been an eye opener for me. I expected many people to catch it like Martin did. It proved several things. First, it showed that it...
Vologases IV in drachm and 4dr versions: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The one I want is Vologases V. He was king during the time of Septimius Severus'...
https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=175228 The above link is posted just in case someone did not know that tetradrachms were not the big...
There are many of these and many are nicer but most nicer (better centering) will sell for more. I'd say OK here. Can you make out what the...
Sestertii of Tiberius are very hard to obtain. Portrait sestertii in rather low grade can break into four digits. I don't have one. Asses are...
I have been wanting one of these for a few years but most I have seen had poor Caesar sides and nicer Octavians. You have a nice Caesar.
It is much more basic than anything said so far. None of the coins here are from the mints usually called Eastern Severan. Unless you have...
I assign each coin two numbers. One is sequential with 0001 being first and 9999 being the last one I'll buy if I live that long. The other...
I will ignore answers with no explanations (what is the difference?). I am leaving for supper with the family so take your time.
I had some free time this afternoon so I played. Tomorrow is a coin show so I hope not to have any free time then! The image below shows six...
If the coin has 12H axis, I would suspect it was once holed and the hole filled in. Do the first D in Diadumenian and the V in Publica line up?...
Sellwood lists three drachm variations for Osroes II. I have two of them. First is S.85.2 which has a small pellet above the left end of the...
Patience, Steve. I paid more than that for my stater in 1991 (but you will pay more when the post office finishes with you). I favor coins like...
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