I don't recall seeing ancients refused or slabbed as 'genuine' for surface problems or cleaning issues the way a modern US coin would be. The...
When applying a word grade to ancient coins is it appropriate to consider factors other than wear? Slabbers might assign a higher word but down...
This is an old thread. I know we have had other threads covering the Arcadius/Honorius/Theodosius 3/4 bronzes. The rare one I'd like to have is...
My best face is a Nicomedia. [ATTACH]
You might have better luck on the World board. We here on ancients would see this coin as modern. Billon is generally an alloy with less than...
Annum V = year five (244) refers to the city not to the ruler so you can tell that the obverse was Philip. The series runs from Gordian III...
Other than the fact that we suspect all sand patinas, I see nothing to make me suspect this Arcadius is not original. It is a sad truth that...
I don't have a match but will show two other Mars types. The Trier coin is AE1 with Marti Patri Propugnatori. [ATTACH] My Conservatori is...
The Noah's Ark coin has been on my wish list for years but I'll even take one from the other emperors that used the type (even though I would...
One thing I look for (right or wrong) is demonstrated by the Alexander or Carthage Martin showed. I ask myself what the coin would look like if...
My similar experience turned me off of vCoins rather than the patinas. They had and still have a few dealers 'soft' on repatination. I do not...
A statistic that interests me is how many feet of bookshelf will a set of RPC take when all the volumes have been published. 10? 100? Will any...
Is there a way to tell a fake sand patina without ruining one that is genuine? While I am aware of the French site, I will believe it leads to a...
There must have been a hoard of this period recently. I've been seeing Gallienus and Claudius a lot. This Juno has the optional peacock and...
Looks a like like mine but centered differently so the two show pretty much the whole thing. Roma is not a common one so I would buy a second...
I maintain that the best goal collecting is to know everything about something and something about everything. That means having a specialty...
I know nothing. That does not put me far behind the scholars and probably ahead of the ones that assume they know something because of some...
Mine is 2.9g but lighter from the patchy corrosion. I am extremely unimpressed by the way RIC avoided listing weight ranges for this silver...
Try lighting the whole room and not sending any light directly at the coin. You can also try making a light tent around the whole rig and see if...
I hope this will fit the bill. Thessalonika [ATTACH]
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