BELA III 1172-1196 AD of Hungary copied he Byzantine scyphate style coins but the style is not at all Byzantine. [ATTACH] Thi Byzantine is...
A skill worth developing is reading photographs of coins. I see nothing deceptive in the images shown but just photos that show what a coin looks...
Many but not all dies of the type have reins. I can't recall seeing them from Corinth.
My only win in the recent CNG sale arrived today. I'm satisfied wit the coin but it raises many questions I find addressed with less than...
A fine example of the concept! This coin made me want, without any research whatsoever, to nominate Augustus as the ancient person who appeared...
Antioch was a very interesting mint. Very unlike the OP coin, my Antioch half follis used an obverse die much larger than the reverse or the flan....
My most sought after 'holes' are places I did not know existed, questions I have never considered and things I had never before known were there...
It was one of thousands of local clubs that feel the need to have a local coin show but attendance makes me wonder if even the US people do well....
[ATTACH] Soooo many variations... My DI is so low they almost merge with the snakes.
The show was a bust. No ancient dealers showed up. It goes back in the trade box. How different is different enough to keep is always a...
Many genuine coins have also been given artificial patinas. Whether and how much this bothers you is a question for each to answer but the number...
Not safe. From photos we can protect you from the obvious and the ones we have seem before. In person we might add a few more that we could...
Exactly! We are not here to insult anyone except, perhaps, people who sell fakes to beginners. Some of us have been posting here for several...
The seam almost looks like a coin I once saw that unscrewed to reveal a secret compartment inside. I doubt the original intent of the maker was...
Andres2's coin reminds us that sigloi offer a great opportunity to collect countermarks. My favorite one is the owl (obverse left edge)...
This is another good example of the can of worms we open when we worry about spacing. Hunter 26 lists IOVI F VLGER ATORI but their photo shows...
I seem o have a problem going to shows and seeing a coin I like only to make a mistake on what I already had. This causes duplicates. The last...
You probably would get more participation and a better final result if you asked for submissions larger (up to full size of the coin) and did the...
So many good types have already been shown, I'll try for some less often shown. Parthian tetrachalkon Mithradates I [ATTACH] My most stylized...
That is some bull! I have seen better legends but you have detail on the bull I don't recall seeing. RIC listings do not put the Zoo coins...
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