Better color!
That is a lovely obverse! I selected both of mine because of the centering favoring the head of the MHB dispite other problems (wear on the...
We generally accept any coin but the fact remains that Carausius and Allectus were separatists in the time of Diocletian while Postumus through...
My favorite way of buying coins is when they are presented completely unidentified in a pick out pot. I once had a favorite dealer who came to...
I wish you high level pros would stop using those pedantic terms over the head of the common collector. "Good old English C" I understand. This...
Like Gallienus back in Rome, Postumus issued good looking silver antoniniani early in the reign and pretty much all copper ones later. Some types...
100% correct! This is a clashed die. It is not the strongest one by any means but it most certainly is there with the beard under the horse...
Is the gold really that red/copper color? These coins are hard enough to image when not slabbed but this is not a color that reminds me of gold I...
I agree 100% here. It often bothers me how many people collect for grade and how few appreciate style. I wish I could say I only buy coins that...
[ATTACH] I find these double dated tets doubly interesting. Mine is a year older Z/@P but my theta is filled into a blob. Nero does look...
Pewter and ebony only refers to the drawer fronts. What is the wood making up the structure? Are they claiming the box is original to the...
I have purchased coins from sellers in desert regions that I really believe have a genuine "glued by nature" soil/sand surface. I have also...
Provincials can be a good place to look for snakes. Septimius Severus - Nikopolis [ATTACH] Septimius Severus - Philippopolis [ATTACH]...
Unfortunately, there are a few very popular types that exist in large numbers real and huge numbers fake. All the Bible types are common as...
There are Antioch folles of Anastasius though some seem likely to be barbarous and the ones listed in catalogs use the ANT city name rather than...
I'm sure evidence of this situation is more conjecture than fact but there is no reason to expect the son to inherit the disease. Perhaps we have...
In all honesty, I am surprised that no one has posted a better example than yours especially considering the complete lack of ROMA in exergue....
Below are five eagles from Alexandria but each is from a different ruler. There are many other minor variations for example in the pose of the...
While it makes me happy that I do not have either the Septimius or the Julia fakes, it bothers me that I did not know about them. Of course I...
I know I have others but my photos of fakes are not as well organized as my collection images. For the record, only one of the fakes below was...
Separate names with a comma.
