Banti illustrates over a hundred variations on this. 85 have numerals on the reverse but others have a letter under the chin on the obverse. Of...
Just a word of caution. There is another popular Rebublican with head of Vercingetorix on the obverse. A small dealer I know took his to...
Piling on here. Many of us hold off bidding on a coin until near the end of the sale to avoid drawing attention to a coin and encouraging others...
That is an exceptionally clear 'creepy Cupid'. The coin is one of several types relating to the wars against Vercingetorix. Seaby in Roman...
Tetartemorion is 1/4 obol. If you search for the word obol you may get some 1/2 obols or hemiobols as well so searching for obol and...
I'll point out that I have known many fine gentlemen (and a couple ladies) in the coin business who helped me greatly along the way and who I...
Don't think all this is new. in the late 80's a member of our club died. His widow asked one of the members to help her dispose of his coins (no...
I've heard worse. Spending more to get what you want is fine. Spending more without understanding what it is about a coin that makes it worth...
The deal as I see it is people who do collect mid grade and lower price coins do not spend a lot of money with the big auction houses so the...
Since it was mentioned, it seems a good idea to show a coin with the Pi on the helmet (though you have to ignore the bar running down the middle...
I have not seen the third coin before. What can you tell about the marks (who, when, where)? I had heard the first was a copy issue not just...
Great coin! I also like the Axum only idea of small denominations of gold made with a speck in a recess on the reverse of a copper carrier coin....
[ATTACH] Like the OP coin, mine favors the head of the bull. It is hard to get both ends fully on flan. That AE is very nice - particularly the...
If I were allowed only one coin to represent all Sasanians, I might like a Peroz like Steve's. They are hefty, well made coins - lovely to see,...
Anoob: What is your reading of this mint?
Obviously the choice must be made between condition and style. For those who want to spend less, is a Classical owl with faults better or a late...
If you think bronze disease is the same as other forms of copper corrosion, you have never seen bronze disease. Show an example of a coin cured...
That looks like post mint damage.
Owl tetradrachms were made for many years with the same weight standards but a great difference in diameter and thickness. If one test cut is...
Tonight's 'new to me' is an AR drachm of the Sasanian king Ardashir III. A grandson of the most common Sasanian ruler Khusru II, the 8 year old...
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