I see no signs of it being fourree. Having deposits in a fissure will look like this.
As I was typing, Ardatirion said it all and better. One thing to add, however, is that few of us are prepared to realize just how many of these...
Terminologies of the jewelry industry include many colors of gold alloys including some I can not understand the need in normal uses. Most...
I suggest you start looking in the coins of the Mughal period (1500's to 1700's?) in India and see if you find a match. While a few of us here...
Perhaps that is an idea for a thread: We need some interesting Greek and Roman posts so we need to bully someone into buying something we have...
This thread has seen more than one version of the list. One difference is how they handle that ruler 'Anonymous'. One version places it at #16...
I'm not a specialist here but ask if there is a convention in showing the reverse orientation. Both examples shown here have Civitas at the top...
Some dealers do not bargain at all. They don't have to because they priced fairly or think they might know someone willing to pay that price....
You will note that we differ on opinions on such things as prices. Part of this is due to where we are located and what sources of coins are...
I always found it interesting that the coins without Aurelian spelled V(H)abalathus differently.
[ATTACH] Commodus Flaviopolis, Cilicia, Isis and Serapis Note that Greek did have an F but we often write it as PH. In this case the town was...
We need to remember that Ras' list intended no Provincials and did not count the common Vabalathus/Aurelian. Tranquillina and Diadumenian...
I must have gotten confused as to which list was which or whether you have blue or black since I posted some duplicates. A few others: 81...
OK but I really wonder how he came up with some of the order on these. Pertinax [ATTACH] Pescennius Niger [ATTACH] Clodius Albinus[ATTACH]...
Rarely do we all agree so much but the fact remains that dealers can not bring themselves to call their treasurers less than VF. See these:...
[ATTACH] Henry used both on different coins. Why, I do not know. [ATTACH]
After looking at the vcoins five of the type (both nicer and more expensive) I'll yield to the $50 number for Caracalla. It is a better type and...
If Macrianus the father never claimed to be Augustus, is it correct to assign him the numeral? No Roman ruler ever used a number to the best of...
I have no question that it is Macrianus (not II) and I do not see any better cheaper among the several now on line. All I have is this Byzantium...
Who is David? Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hendin I also bought what I have from him but really have no interest in telling the...
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