After all the great types used in the Fel Temp Reparatio period, I guess we have to allow one with some guy standing there. A good thing is that...
If I had to select a favorite horseman, it woud be hard but it would not be based on grade. I am very fond of my pair from Ambianum. CSII and...
I know I have shown them before too many times but I only have two. Arles (Mine has more hair than your Arles.) [ATTACH] Thessalonica (Is that...
Considering the number of 5th century coins that are not identifiable unless you are an expert, I have to favor anything with a legend and...
If you go for any Shekel of Tyre or Judaea Capta coins be very careful of your source. There are more fakes of them than there are fake Tribute...
If you look a little more you will find others making fun of catalogers who mistake the head for Herakles. As with everything experts vary and...
The c/m is supposed to be the young river god Akragas after whom the city was named. The coins date to a time around when the city was destroyed...
Others have pointed out the price matter. That is your choice. I chose these 9 ugly huts which are not slabbed and not Bridgnorth hoard and were...
I'm not aware of fine details of dating these and have never known anyone interested in them as a specialty. The distinctions are based on the...
The OP is 19.4g and I believe a four dot trias just like the one below. The coin paddyman changed to is a six dot hemilitron but I still think it...
Paddyman98's coin is a great example of a coin almost a century later but I find it interesting that Sear gives mine #1026 and his #1027. What...
I'm amazed so much came out so quickly. Yes the crab side is upside down due to the countermark being shown right side up. The dots on the crab...
Sometimes after looking at a coin for a quarter century we can see things that may be hidden from a more casual observer. My wife does not see...
The link shown here is now dead as is any connection I once had with ancients.info. If you look hard enough you might find a reference to my site...
There are two kinds of collectors - those who agree with you and those who don't know what you are talking about. Most people understand grading...
Both of the facing Medusas shown above are the variation with the snake at the sides of the face. Mine is the more common snakeless type....
I believe most of us would have trouble accepting bright shining yellow brass sestertii but that is what they looked like when new. I think each...
A real problem with collecting something 'not Roman' is that it forces us to realize just how much of ancient history and culture there is that we...
Those of you with children many be aware of a series of books by Laura Numeroff that began with the classic 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'. The...
I see a nice coin that I would be happy to have but I don't see a lot of wear. There is complete separation of ear and wreath on Titus which...
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