It has been a month since the last post of the member who started this thread. I hope we did not scare him off with all the posts of non-EQVITI...
This coin comes a very short distance from being spectacular. The problem is the doublestriking that messed up the legends. All of these have...
Coins do not get wear from being old but from being circulated. Large silvers that were kept and traded in large bank pots with a thousand just...
[ATTACH] My example from this city is a posthumous Septimius Severus. I have seen several other green coins from this city so I wonder if many...
My favorite college professor advised that we strive to know a little bit about everything and everything about a little bit. That theory...
Jokes typed online without benefit of inflection rarely are obvious. In this case, I consider the chance of the coin being clipped very high and...
Unkind to quote part of a thought: I said that you have enough siliquae to buy ones you consider a compromise to your standards. Unless you want...
[ATTACH] Mine is worn and shows the variation with AP at the top and no lower monograms. Looking at coins on acsearch, I see this is a common...
Considering the location of the flaw, I wonder if someone tried to fill in the test cut??? Very, very many of these are test cut and many people...
I approve of the choice to leave it as it is. Nice coin.
Good concept: Think before acting.
As usual, I come late to the party but I agree with your decision to pass on these. You have enough siliquae and there will be enough offered...
100% fake
Coins found in regions that have used chemical fertilizers for a long time might be more likely to be corroded. Is this the case here?
We always have trouble with the question of why we think something. I believe this is a lot like asking one of us to describe our signature. I...
EBay has begun giving a small percentage of purchases back as a kickback in the form of a credit that must be used rather quickly after it is...
No, I disagree with myself on a regular basis especially when I discover that I have been maintaining an untenable position. On average over the...
I see no reason to send the coin to Sear. I see nothing that I can not accept as a genuine coin that has suffered greatly. I disagree with Barry...
Since the type was used by six emperors and we don't have a single letter of the name, the hope for ID is in the face. Is the mintmark CONST? Is...
I suppose Steve was joking (it is not always obvious) but I wonder if some of us would benefit from paying an expert (probably not quite David...
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