Carinus, Alexandria AE tetradrachm year one. It looks good to me.
Both are nice coins but the main virtue of the Carisius is that it is genuine. Nine out of ten we see are the common fakes that are making the...
The price seems fair for not great condition but these usually are not. I'd say VG if I had to say but I do not like letter grades without a...
There was a time I bought several coins from CNG and I still value their catalogs from the 90's. Today too many of you bid in their sales so I...
I have zero experience with USB microscopes. If you have one, please post photos showing results.
That would have been a really bad idea. I don't recognize a few of those. If you are going to copy on a test involving coins like #6 I am not...
Yes to goat on #2. #3 was IDed above as an owl but not whose owl. Hint: not Athens. This would be impossible except that all were shown here...
The second time I cropped out the black corners. These are the two correctly IDed by chrsmat. The Roman and owl need more information. The new...
Correct on both. A second try convinced me to not expect much until I get the focus rail that may allow focus stacking. Lighting change made...
I have said that cleaning and collecting are two different hobbies. There is another related hobby that I do instead of cleaning. That is coin...
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That is a very nice coin! Note that this coin is dated TRP XX which is the last year for Caracalla. I have never understood why but his most...
Considering the coins we call Byzantine span 950 years and include some things so crude that reading them is a task, studying the whole series...
I have expressed before my minority opinion that IF you are the kind of person who wants an RIC number you should buy RIC. I do not like the...
All are nice but the one I like best is #3 with the asses head.
I apologize for those who know my opinion but: Cleaning coins and collecting coins are two different pursuits. What you learn cleaning and what...
Good start. We will be anxious to see the 2016 additions.
I have a rule of thumb: Never trust something sold as expertised by a Professional or Expert or by any title that does not have a name attached...
http://oldestcoins.reidgold.com/cherronesos_bulgaria.html The lizard is a type I don't buy because I do not feel comfortable separating the good...
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