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IF I had to collect just one Provincial city, Tomis would be one I would consider. Fortunately I am not cut out to be a specialist.
All I have is one Provincial AE26 (4 assaria) of Tomis. [ATTACH]
I believe most people are a mix of the two except perhaps a few numismatists who study coins but own none because they work in a museum or run a...
I see another difference. I once felt a sense of loyalty to dealers who sent me their lists and tried to fill mine. I only got lists from about...
Seriously, folks, if you do not know who Harlan Berk is you should run to your bookshelves and apologize for not owning anything of his. The fact...
The other choice for this reverse on a denarius is Bacchus [ATTACH] while the quinarius comes in Venus. [ATTACH]
My limited knowledge of photography makes it hard for me to understand how this could possibly work especially for old catalogs with images...
Don't believe anything written in the opening post until you have researched the matter and decide for yourself the facts of the case. A place to...
Happy wife, happy life. I am glad she finds it humorous rather than wondering if you are actually on track for a 1000 year. Who among us is over...
Whether we are talking about shows, vCoins, eBay or any other venues, the problem I see is the increasing emergence of amateur dealers who simply...
May I suggest zumbly go into the business of issuing notes to spouses to the effect that 'only' 1000 a year is a reasonable rate of acquisition.
It is hard to remember what was shown last time we did errors so forgive if you have seen all these. Kroton stater with large die cud in center of...
I would like to see links to better examples of Steve's coin. I have not seen them. The countermark appears more clearly on host coins that are...
I have not noticed attendance declining at the shows I attend but central Virginia and Baltimore are hardly typical venues. At least half of my...
I just saw this thread and can add nothing except these images of my coins which I hope are good but I have not checked them against the OP coin....
While I agree that obverse dies lat longer than reverses, I do not think this is the entire story with Emesa where some obverse dies were used...
While I agree with the thrill of finally finding something long wanted, I get even more a thrill when I find something that I never dreamed...
I know a collector with many large provincials but most are not EF grade. Making a coin like this well struck was a hard task and a coin...
I suspect they were on obverses but more care was taken to polish them off or they wore off sooner for some reason. I went through my SS Emesa...
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