The 1863 Indian is a Civil War Token not a Hard Times. HT tokens were in the 1830's when there was a shortage of large cents. CW tokens were to...
[ATTACH] The very first coins of Anastasius were like those of his predecessors or even worse. The one above is 0.46g or roughly 1/40 the weight...
The next step after a pile like this is to trim and overlap the edges so you can specify it as a tile format desktop background (select the middle...
A different member of the family issued a similar ship reverse a few years earlier. Gaius used Janus in place of the twins and his ship is...
I changed the one on the link but not on the big image. I'll try to remember to do it when I have an update that changes the type on another...
All these nice groups are making me feel bad about taking the easy out when I did my list of favorites and not maintaining correct sizing. The...
I see three lines I can not explain. One runs from the F of FEL to the E in the field. A second starts at the E of FEL, goes through the rider's...
This is not an easy answer because the 'experts' do not agree. The distinctive features seem to be whether or not there is a PP in front of the...
Back in the period when I was leaving US coins and beginning in ancients, I took quite a liking for Hard Times Tokens but after getting the cheap...
There is a lot to be learned from Mat's link. The seller of your selection has other coins of the type with higher prices and less detail. That...
The relative sizes look good. How did you do that? There five coins in the first image with a less than black background but that is an easy...
RIC 146 page 524 volume VIII officina 9 Antioch mint It is listed as a common coin. Yours seems to have a die crack on the reverse which either...
I find it interesting that we failed in our attempt to found an ancient coin club despite the fact that we have enough people who buy such things...
There are thousands of local shows and hundreds may have a single ancient coin or more. Still, that is not a great percentage. Friday I will...
I agree but think you have done a good job here. When shooting black (AKA the absence of light), you are really shooting the glare from the...
Didrachms are very rare. 99% offered are fake. 10g is too heavy for a didrachm so we are back to Dionysos' post with which I agree.
I'm hoping to see Andy Singer at Fredericksburg VA Friday for the VNA show but the organizers have not seen fit to post a dealer list. He is much...
I'm not too happy that so many of the ancients sites are so centered on attribution and so few actually intend to help "learn about ancient...
Do we get to see that one or is it the one I'll wish you left for me? I am very weak in Athenian bronzes! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The CII is nice for...
A very interesting coin on an unusual flan! I'd love to see an angle photo of the obverse edge at the upper right but that can never be.
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