I also find the compromise of coins for the purpose of making baubles repulsive and would prefer you advertise you crafts in some jewelry publication.
No, he was right. That coin will do nothing to attract dealers to circle my corpse in the hope of selling for my estate. Those who follow the...
[ATTACH] Aelia Eudoxia AE4 Alexandria RIC 84 page 248 volume X This Eudoxia (wife of Arcadius) was part of the group I got in trade Friday at the...
[ATTACH] Q's sharp Fausta from Trier has the reverse legend Spes Reipublicae while mine is London and reads Salus Reipublicae. Both have the...
Last week I posted my new Constantine II that was anything but common and cheap. Today I'll show three coins similar but different. Two of them...
I'd love a left facing sestertius but I don't plan aquisitions that carefully. That gets expensive.
My understanding of 'cob' is that the flans were hacked off a larger piece rather than being cast into rounds. There are some that were obviously...
The dealer who provided this tried to talk me out of it because it was so worn but the fact remains I would never pay the going rate for a nicer...
Copper is soft. Aes of this period often get worn or corroded. Dupondii are rare and sestertii seem to be more beat up than I would expect....
I took a bag full of duplicates that no one else had wanted to the show yesterday and found a dealer willing to allow me trade credit from his...
Considering the number of different soil types and ways coins are cleaned, I'm thankful we have so many smooth coins.
One of my coins from yesterday's show was a different Arcadius. It has an unfortunate surface texture which someday I will learn not to buy...
Very greatly improved now to the point that we might be able to help ID coins and enjoy seeing them. Yes, I do prefer images joined and rotated...
I remain of the opinion that the separation between early and late should be between the medieval and modern rather than ancient and medieval and...
This thread reminded me I didn't have a Venetian and the show yesterday provided this one like Eng's above. Researching it found a listing for...
My first showing of new coins from yesterday's coin show is a pair of unspectacular antoniniani. I previously had not seen the types for sale but...
Unlisted is simply a recognition that RIC lists the type as having the pointed cap and this one does not. From the ones I see online, about half...
I you wanted to you could make a nice collection of Judaean shapes. They made very little effort to make them all round. These four are all the...
The OP coin strikes me as a good addition to a late Roman collection. Arcadius coins are common. Well centered, smooth surfaced ones are not....
Actually I have to agree with Steve on this point. Most of us have wasted $50 without getting anything in return and we get back to that matter...
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