I have very little experience with 'gold' but I am stricken with the terms people apply to gold colors as if those were the choices. Ancient gold...
In return for childcare services for my grandson, my daughter provides my phone as part of her family plan. She just upgraded me to a Samsung...
I had to check this to be sure but going with the standard for Romans goes back to 1792 when Eckhel used the AE1...AE4 terms replacing names like...
#2 strikes me as perfect. #1 is close but I'd prefer a bit more light from the right rather than the left. #3 If green is too vibrant try...
Emmett's number just gives the reverse. The introduction explains how you can ammend more to show which legends, date and bust you have but most...
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Trivia: Who was the first President of the US to have his picture taken?
While I agree with most of Pishpash's post, I would start by brushing with that trimmed toothbrush on the dry coins before soaking. You can...
Clearly Constantine II. Can you show a coin with IVN that is Constantius II?
There is a 1987 edition which has about 90 more pages including what the editors call "a thorough revision of the post-1204 section of the...
Emmett 1687 rannked common (1) for year 15 I see no reason not to buy Emmett. If you later want to add one of the older, foreign language or...
The interesting part here is that the FT coins is in RIC volume VI while TF and several others are in volume VII. There is a note at the bottom...
[ATTACH] We each make our choices. Sure the $3000 version is nicer but my junker was $45 in 1999. Perhaps it is worth more today but not $3k.
Bing and I have the more common New Style type with magistrate names spelled out. In fact, two of the three magistrates on my first coin (the two...
Your camera meter sees the light background and makes the overall photo darker on the second photo. The dark background on the first has the...
Martin, What is the RIC ref. for your coin with F T field letters? Mine is one I just set out as a seller when JA gets around to my coins....
Septimius Severus, silver Denarius, Rome mint / Genius of the Roman People standing left with patera and double cornucopia, 208 AD. This one...
The Galerius reads Augustus.
My main question is how the attributor decided that the whole was to be taken as one scene rather than a split with rider above and combat below....
I have way too many coins that qualify and continue to be attracted to rare coins. A friend calls them 'ghosts' since they are merely spirits of...
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