I have to admit curious how being slabbed would affect the realization/demand for a coin like the Commodus. For the most part, the target market...
No, I used LED for a while and CF for a while and came to the conclusion that it made no difference as long as you get one of either type with a...
My best years in the hobby were when I was a member of the Ancient Numismatic Society of Washington (DC) and could meet face to face with people...
Andrew McCabe pointed out that, in addition to the random vs regular lettering, some of the coins show an aegis with scales as a background while...
I get the impression that dies were intentionally made too large for the flans to make it harder to make a die by copying a coin. No one coin has...
I believe the first is Nero with the Victory and shield reverse. The second is Claudius with Libertas.
I did a page back in 2011 on the degeneration of the style including the image below. I really am not sure how much of what I said on that page...
Don't those usually read the name and son of another name? I do not read the letters. The style really does not look like a standard coin so I...
Sapiosexual does not seem to have a context you would want to use to someone's face. How about numismosexual?
Your page shows no Eastern asses/sestertii. Have you any links to coins recognized as such? Are there many unofficial bronzes of the period?
Just in case anyone has missed the point: The vast majority of Parthian drachms are off center to the bottom. The ones shown here are well...
Right also. Yes I would like the profile to be there but I like smooth coins. That said, I'd keep them both having no use whatsoever for the...
I do not have a nice one but I do believe that collectors in the US might be interested in this horrid little issue (blanca) with the initial of...
I apologize for going on topic. About 15 years ago, I got involved with a charitable/educational group called Ancient Coins for Education. They...
I bought three Parthians at the last show I attended but did not figure there would be interest in them. Now I'm not sure if I posted them or...
What would be a fair offer for a $1000 group at big auction prices? I'd guess $250. Buying above retail and selling anything is generally not a...
I envy those of you with children who have interests similar to yours. I had hopes when my grandson showed an interest in ancient history but he...
How is it whenever we get into a controversial subject half of the posters have never posted on the Ancients section before?
No politics: Sometimes Freedom is confused with Free hand outs. This was a problem on the unusual (and unofficial but silver) Severus Alexander...
It means some dealers feel their time is more valuable than ours and replying to emails is beneath them. It means that sellers expect us to send...
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