For the record, try to find Alexandrian coins from this period. It is like they started making the Syrians and stopped minting in Egypt.
Remember that Aurelian had a major conflict with his mint workers early in his reign. This led to his XXI coins of much better metal and...
Looking at the first photo I see a bit of a wiggle to the center line suggesting some movement when struck and providing the bit of curve changing...
Caracalla
Chances are poor you will find a hoard of 100,000 nice Roman (gold?) coins but your chance is a whole lot better than mine where detectorists find...
Often/usually the start/minimum bid is a set percentage of the estimate. If you are selling a coin estimated at more than its value, it might...
The second is Constantine I Lugdunum mint PLC with Sol. I believe the first is a Constantinopolis commemorative but can not tell the mint. The...
Under the prow is a number - year date, I believe. I'm not fully comfortable with reading it without my books at hand. I have mine as year 115....
Valens, Securitas Reipublicae mintmark?
In the day I preferred the Raincoats' version because I considered Palmolive the best drummer then working. [MEDIA] [ATTACH]
Two are the same ruler, the third is a generation later. Look for coins with larger flans and more legends. They are easier.
This is a Severina year 7 from Alexandria. They are common but I believe desirable. I do not have an Aurelian year seven. Do you? [ATTACH]
That is a sharp coin. I assume every coin you get in 2016 will be at least this nice. I don't have a Ticinum Severina let alone one that nice....
Rather than showing things shown better above, I'll add the two 12th century coins i have that are different. Delhi Raja, Ananga, 1130-1145 AD AR...
IMHO the most significant fault of this image is the light coming from the bottom making shadows over the top of the head and highlights under the...
While the process is well described you have to allow for the effect this process has on your competition. When you bid $4000 on a lot showing...
I have not seen it but suspect the condition and lack of mintmark would keep its market value down to very little.
I'm adding a new shot of the overlapping owl/? countermark from the last coin in my post above. Neither mark seems to be on the list of 158. [ATTACH]
Was that last one funny? Be kind in 2016.
I need Caligula and Galba. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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