As mentioned in that other thread, you did well getting the Phraates IV and might want a Phraataces if for no other reason than he was the...
The OP coin is interesting in the use of a dot for the o in ROMA. The last Volodya coin is also small o but has a bit more center shape. I...
This is what we 'hate' about slabs. People with more money than sense are willing to pay sellers who know nothing about the coins they sell a...
This one is Martin's from the spelling error thread but I lack one from Alexandria with or without the IVLA mispelling. I passed up a really nice...
[ATTACH] You might consider opting for the more common hemidrachm which is three times as large and often cheaper depending on the coin. The wolf...
I might also point out that there are some coins that actually look better under a microscope than they do at arm's length. It is hard to...
I agree with Insider when it comes to authentication but will point out that some fakes can be declared from ten paces with one eye closed....
I appreciate a lot of the coins of the region without feeling the need to associate them with Bible stories. Probably the point I consider worst...
Non-Widow's mite??? Is that your term for a prutah that is not the anchor/wheel type? All four above coins are a good deal above average for...
Another B/R mix is interesting to me since the reverse dies (one with B one with the correct R) share the same Julia Domna obverse die. [ATTACH]...
Many errors involve Libertas (freedom shown with a freedman's cap) and Liberalitas (generosity shown with an abacus). The OP coin was a...
Sometimes spelling errors are claimed when the problem is lettering style. Many Greek language workers on Roman coins had trouble with the...
Sometimes I have to question just how far we can go in identifying a coin. We collectors of mainstream ancients expect coins to be attached to a...
Possibly but I don't know. I got mine in February 2010 which is before we got booted from that other site. I have tried hard to be a good...
There is something about the lighting on the coin I don't like here. It is hard to tell when a bad coin is shown in best light or the best coin...
Value is in the pocket of the buyer. The problem is yesterday's buyers are tomorrow's sellers so they have to find someone who agrees or not care...
Of all the Parthians I do not have, I really would like the Vologases V facing bust. https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=49598 [IMG]
On several occasions we have had someone say that a diecutter must have been in trouble for making a portrait so unflattering but we really don't...
Generally, if it is a coin, it is in my collecting interest area but I have very few modern coins so they are the closest I have for this thread....
The date on your coin is Ldelta or year four. JA's listing had the date right and included the current best book on the subject by Emmett. It is...
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