Do coins of this period show signs of surface enrichment? I could see the signs explained by that but I was not aware that it was done here. For...
I find it hard to believe that you are bothered by the size of the coin and not by the Greek legend. I assume the intent was to create an...
Smoothing is an alteration of the patina on selected areas of the surface of the coin. Most commonly this is done to fields but not touching...
I have too many Septimius Severus denarii. 4 from Emesa [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Rome [ATTACH] Alexandria [ATTACH]
I'd call it a winner. Sure it would be nice to have more strike on reverse top but I certainly agree with the "cool addition" theory.
I see nothing wrong with the coin. Be happy with it. It was cleaned acceptably as is the best we can hope for on ancients. The shield on the...
Seriously, I do not read questions illustrated with coins in their stapled 2x2's or plastic flips as seriously interested in an answer about...
FH1 horsemen are always AE2 and scarce enough that it is not wrong to pick up any you find within reason. Exactly where to draw the line between...
I like the Otho but remain amazed at how different his portrait is fron those found on denarii. The reverse reminds me of my Galba from the same...
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My favorite is a fourree with waves under the dolphin. [ATTACH]
If we are going to turn this into a serious discussion of hand gestures on coins, we can't forget the 'crab claw' salute common on many Romans of...
This is the place we each must take sides. If you consider promoting tooling beautiful, vote and bid for the firms that play that game. If you...
The fact remains that they must teach coin tooling in kindergarten over there because we see so many Bosporus region coins tooled to this degree....
If your interest is in coins lies in their cash potential, then I can agree with the statements. If your interest in coins is telling other...
Thanks for the link to the interesting article on Vasa. It must have been the most witnessed ship sinking in history since it only lasted 1300m...
In 1991 I bought a pair of Pantikapion bronzes with two sided countermarks (star/bowcase). The second one was a cast with the countermark cast in...
My last two coins from the recent group were individual lots rather than part of the bulk lot but both still have faults that kept them from...
It is interesting how many coins of this group are harder to find with decent reverses. Obverses tend to be better. Few are as bad as my Napki...
Catalogs call it a star (Stella in Banti). I like your cloud eagle.
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