JA points out a fact about slick surfaces on these. I can not explain why there are so many with it but it is why I wanted this one without. [ATTACH]
Nice one! To weigh that much and only be 4mm, the coin must be thick.
Tiff showed her magnificent stone denarius and we have had several Eastern tetradrachms but I'll tack on a few other Eastern denarii. I have been...
This is Severus Alexander. Alexander starts at the crack into his head and follows to behind Maesa's head where her name begins.
There is a definite pecking order to these. The more significantly the issuer appears in the Bible, the more demand there is for a coin of his....
A few years back I was offered the opportunity to have some of my coins tested for metal by having a tiny hole drilled in the edge. I declined....
I recall once owning a Greek silver coin that under a microscope showed a tiny speck of gold. I was told by person I trusted that the issue was...
[ATTACH] I agree that is a very nice Manuel. They tend to be unevenly struck or weak legend so yours gets many points for that clear legend on...
What I see from this chart is there are many rulers and many mints but I see no obvious pattern. There are two kinds of Sasanian fakes. Tourist...
The best coin to represent Plato would be a middle period owl of Athens. You don't want an expensive archaic (before he was born) or popular...
This Alexandria mint Septimius is distinctive in that it did not shorten MONETA or make it share the A with the start of AVG as seem at most...
It is not a matter of amount as much as direction and what was lost. Some legends are more important than others if their loss makes the coin...
Finding the type is not all that hard. Finding nice ones may be a different story. My Septimius Severus is from Nicopolis. The Caracalla Caesar...
My only issue with the coin is I would need to find a die match to confirm it is VICT AVG rather than VICTOR AVG. There are many, many dies of...
This may cause certain people here to faint but I think both coins are quite nice and worth the price. We might have found better; we could have...
I remain of the opinion that there are just going to be coins that bother me. They may be fake or they may be mistreated. It is hard to tell a...
I'm sorry if we scared off people but I have trouble letting pass the attitude that a coin is worth something in a slab and raw coins are...
There is a special class of 'error' I am still seeking. It was recently identified by Curtis Clay and I agree with his take on the matter. My...
Some of you know I really like the weird ones. One of you traded me this piece of ugliness which I still value far above its cash value. It is a...
Please forgive old fogies like Bing and I who predate the invention of slabs. I got a great chuckle out of your statement that you love the look...
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