Still working on the proceeds from the show last Friday: This Quintillus has more retained silvering than most but a dig ruining the top of the...
There are no genuine coins of Geta with this reverse.
I suspect they just number the dies. The one in Banti with I. seems to be a die dupe of mine. Volodya's coin is an example of one with letter on...
I tried that and found no coins but I did find several errors where the listing was wrong and did not match the photo. For example:...
This is the less common version with the rider facing forward rather than right and carrying a drum rather than a thunderbolt. [ATTACH]
Yes, these are all nice barb coins of the Constantinian period but none are Barbarous Radiates. Later official coins are more often found left...
Some of us really love overstrkes; others consider them damaged goods. I'm a bit in the middle. I only love them if I can ID both the under and...
Agree. I believe it is damage after striking and, since there is less black in the scrape, possibly a mark made by a metal detectorist's shovel....
In the case of my coin, the portrait is clearly older but in general I'd say look up the type in a reference other than that of the person selling...
I had been wanting one of hese mostly because it has the obverse head of the god Vulcan with tongs as appropriate for a blacksmith. I'm sure...
Whenever this comes up I warn to be careful and avoid a coin like this Provincial from Diocaesarea showing Faustina I, wife of Marcus Aurelius....
Your phone photo was better than most phone photos but the new one is quite nice. The problem with pictures is every so often you want to upgrade...
Things like this make you appreciate the little coins that were marked with their denomination. Syracuse hemilitron (six dots) [ATTACH] Syracuse...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/coinphoto2011ez1.html I have too many photo pages but all are linked fro the above if you wish to look....
While not high grade, this one has all the important details including bankers' marks on both sides. This coin participated in commerce rather...
Considering the standard in Teos was reduced to the point that a diobol was only 1.0g, I'd really suspect Valentinian's coin is nowhere near a...
Maybe we should make the point that several names of emperors as used by collectors and historians were not used by or acceptable to the person in...
The Greek coin that followed me home from the show is this silver diobol (reduced standard 1.04g, 10mm) from Teos in Ionia, 320-294 BC. Your...
Don't rush. The comet is not a rare coin. You will find the one you want. I saw a movie once where someone nailed a coin to a post in a bar...
I vote same.
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