"Over 10,000 objects were unearthed, including 10 tons of copper coins (2 millions pieces" This is what is known as archaeological math. There...
Without reading the other pots here I came up with May (Masabadan) Media 38 The A and the 8 are definite. I'm not sure anyone reads these...
The green is hard patina like material. The obverse silver seems to have folded down into the cut perhaps stretching as the cut began. I suspect...
My new coin came today from Beast coins who is selling smoe from Reid Goldsborough's collection. It appeared on his fourree owl page and I had...
Great coin! This is the sort of coin I would buy for my technical collection. I have a feeling the mint of Alexius employed a very big guy on...
http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/ I have a real love/hate relationship with this site. The author assumes you know enough to find the cities on...
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Republican-Rome-its-coinage/dp/B00069XCKU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1447103976&sr=8-4&keywords=elvira+clain The above...
There is a book I like Collecting Greek Coins by John Anthony (not our John Anthony). What I liked about it was it was not a catalog with numbers...
If we all would study before making purchases we might be better off. I hope you enjoy the journey.
I hereby promise never to use the word slab here again. When I recommended not removing the coin, it was not read but was thrown back in my face....
I keep telling myself I should take some photos for posterity but I never do. There were many people there that were not old men. There must...
This is a decent, mid-grade drachm that I hope will fit your collection nicely. From the photo, I can't say what the stain is. Acetone might...
That is a nice enough coin and a good start, especially if you use it as a guide to your next purchase. You mention that you do not consider it...
Bing is right. I doubt that I would have bought the Aspendos were it not for the countermark since I already had a coin of the type and the...
From Brat to Beast 196-217 AD, Caracalla has a lot of options for people looking for a specialty.
My two silvers from Baltimore are, as usual, not high grade but what I consider high interest coins. Neither of these made the cut to bump a coin...
You really make me regret not getting there in time to see the Berk box.
I've never been hungry enough to eat at Baltimore. This time, Marcella gave me a chocolate bar but I did not open it until the bus ride home....
My Saturday in Baltimore only produced five coins but I spent more than ever before at a show. Ill show the three bronzes here counting down from...
I failed to find it on Forvm's BOT pages but I have zero use for that concept since most coin comparisons are a matter of deciding which of...
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