If I were voting, I would go for fire. To know, the coin needs to be cut in half. Yours truly, King Solomon
I agree here. While the Nile type pagans are a lot more scarce than the two common Antioch types they are still more common that real Isis coins...
Nicer than most I recall seeing offered. I gather you trust Lanz. What is the mark behind the neck? Does that identify that obverse die and is...
In the 1990's it seemed there must have been a hoard being disbursed and I got several part silvered coins of Probus for what seemed like...
Cleaning (Dusting) bells gives you a chance to enjoy ringing them. Cleaning coins gives you a bad reputation.
I had one of these for a couple years and then gave it to a kid who was interested in ancient history. It was very well done and well printed....
I'm sorry I missed this discussion when it was current but those interested will want to study up on the term 'diffraction' which will explain why...
The majority of macro lenses focus to life size 1:1 reproduction ratio which means that the image on the sensor can be as large as the coin...
One side feature you may want to watch for is that you might develop a reputation as an expert in that field. This can be good (ticket to fame)...
Looking at this coin I see two things that keeps it from being the desired item. It is a smaller denomination and the style just is not the same...
Thanks for the resource. I sent my 6.25 cents worth to your email but want to point out that this hobby would be a much better place if more...
There is a lot about these that I would like to know but particularly I would like to understand the great variation we see in quality of...
I am at the point all I can do is look them up in the book by finding matches but I do not understand the theories of how they are dated or...
The Lottery question goes both ways. Perhaps some coins will pay off like a winning ticket but which ones??? I'm interested to see if the recent...
As usual, there is a price to be paid for my lessons --- by me. I found a Soter Megas on VCoins with 3 prongs on one side and 4 on the other. I...
Your Sirmium, like mine above but better, shows the characteristic 'Jay Leno' jowl.
I have only handled something around a hundred of these coins and have never seen anything quite like that reverse bump. I would very much like...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I guess you could say I have a bad attitude about the coins of Jovian. They strike me as somewhat boring....
Crispus offers so much variety from so many mints over not all that many years. Here are young, middle and older examples from Cyzicus, Rome and...
Here we disagree. Of all people, you know what the book is "worth". I'm not talking about value as a collectible but what is it "worth" to a...
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