This is the last type issued by Constantius II before his death in 361 AD. The reverse reads SPES REIPVBLICE. They were issued by several mints...
An opinion or two: If you really do not believe in slabs, stop buying them. If you see a coin in a slab that you want, walk away. You will live...
Remember also that most sale 'estimates' also set the minimum acceptable starting point for that lot (60-80% for most sales). Estimating low and...
I believe the coin in Banti page 114 15/21 is the same BUT he lists the device as 'beota' which my complete lack of Italian and about half of the...
Coins of Constans II (SB 1109) are usually overstruck on earlier coins and a bit of a mess from undertype showing. This was overstruck (there are...
There is a worse answer than flattening. If you are fourree your nose can turn color. Larissa: [ATTACH]
All generations believe they are the last with any amount of sense. They read into history what is necessary to prove that fact. Brutus was a...
[ATTACH] ...but is it 18 or 81? At Natural Bridge VA, there is a carved GW on a cliff face from a 1750 visit there by George Washington....
I suppose, like me, you also prefer you Greek statues and temples in the color of the marble rather than painted. I certainly prefer my third...
The recently closed VAuction was a Triskles and was handled bu John Lavender. I was one of few winners who elected to pay by check rather than...
All digital photos are edited. If not edited by a human after shooting, they are changed by a routine in the camera that decides which parts of...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bh.html Some of your questions will be answered by reading my page above. You can sell it for whatever...
High grade coins are better than lower grade coins --- right? Certainly but late Roman coins sometimes throw a curve at me when I weaken and buy...
I wish there were a good way to distribute unwanted 'spares' to people (preferably young) who would appreciate them. The fact is that many of us...
The way I see this, the two at the back are farther apart than those at the front which is exactly wrong from a perspective point of view. The...
IMHO, condition has nothing to do with the desirability of a coin but everything to do with the price I would pay. There are many people out...
This is my newest (last Saturday) RR denarius. It is not high grade or a spectacular type but it is a bit different with the reverse being a...
I suggest you not look for the gushing Medusa until I upgrade mine. :happy: Yes, you can find cheap examples but ones as nice as a couple shown...
Perhaps I should mention that there are more people who want a Pertinax than there are Pertinax coins so enterprising businessmen have produced a...
This is 'barb' only in style being a bit off. There is always a huge variation between 'unofficial' and 'really unofficial'.
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