In researching this question well answered by others, I ran across a Phoenix of Constantius Gallus. I thought he came in after they were...
A number of the better eBay sellers also have a vCoins shop which should be cheaper since the eBay fees are considerable. Unfortunately, I have...
Considering that Valentinian II was four years old when first proclaimed Augustus, you might be forgiven the error. Coins of his with the obverse...
The coins of the sons of Constantine the Great can be hard to separate on lower grade coins. Around the reverse edge is CAESARVM NOSTRORVM or "of...
Is there a theory on the relationship of C to D or between any other denominations? Were several sizes/denominations issued together or do the...
This was my first 12 Caesars coin. The bull is not bad as fourrees go but the portrait style is nothing great IMO. The seems to be a lot of us...
As Martin mentioned, any Rome mint SS from the IMPVII through X period with full legend is what I would call a keeper. I have one I consider very...
While I do like the Rome mint horn head coins, I also like the Eastern denarii. These vary a bit in style but are usually all credited to...
Are we safe in assuming that 2015 definitions of beauty held true in the time these coins were made? Do we know that small, delicate features...
Billion is a large number and a different amount in the some places than in others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales Billon is...
Steve: For the fourree worthy of the x6 collection hold off until you find a really special one. There are fourree bull/lion Croesids (I do not...
I'll offer two Caracalla types unlikely to have been seen elsewhere. First is a denarius that is probably barbarous but looks a lot like what...
Someone mentioned liking to see coins and I know a lot of dealers have benefited from some of us deciding to buy type posted by others of our...
You should be able to pick up $10 betting people who could not believe there was a book on the history of numismatics published by the government...
I would have to ask him to show both sides of the coin. This painting is the cover illustration of Numismatics an ancient science by Elvira Eliza...
I have seen these well worn (flat faced) for $5 but one with facial details will cost more like $50-100. A problem with facing portraits of any...
Not too ornate if you are the enemy of the Tsar at whose city it was being aimed. It was fired but it was never used in war. I believe it was the...
I have said for years that the next Roman mini-series should be the life of Julia Maesa. She saw her sister Domna be Augusta under Septimius...
For the record, my coin photos are taken with an older model Can(n)on. I'm sure Nikons would do just as well but I have had the old thing for...
It is the larger stavraton or half hyperpyron and has the name John quite clear at the top of the John side. It came from Stacks years ago when I...
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