The placement of the PERT on the left means the obverse legend was not the 193 version but one that ended in IMP+ a number. It would require...
I really like this one, Steve. It is a lot better than mine. [ATTACH]
I'd say $80 is about right. I would not pay that much but that may be why I don't have one to show. We each have our favorite coin series. I am...
That can be the hardest question since most people forget that Roman coins were in use for almost a thousand years and things changed almost as...
For the money, you got a nice reverse but I suspect that the other bidders held the obverse against the coin more than you did. Compare to mine...
I'd agree with this except for the tendency of the press to sensationalize the rarity and value of such items. The estimate of the overall value...
The flaying of Marsyas is available on a drachm of Alexandria but I don't have it. It is not a cheap one. The common Marsyas ia a Republican...
A crown was a lot of money to the average working class man on the street in 1890. Who knows what the average daily wage was in the day? I would...
I know no one wants to hear it but the absolute worst time to buy a coin is when you are on vacation. If you must be a tourist, go and see the...
The question of not selling to a buyer in some countries is not one of racism but, as pointed out by Whizb4ng, a matter of varying laws in...
YOC brings up a point that has interested me for years and for which I see no answer. We have no records that state what were the 'official'...
You are soo much closer to being a numismatic expert than the author of that article is to being a journalist. It is no wonder that newspapers...
I suspect Turkey was not on the list since private ownership of ancient coins is against their laws. If it is examined by their customs and is...
The Gallic Empire (by chance???) came at the time of the biggest change in quality of the antoninianus during the sole reign of Gallienus and time...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231136379039 The above item is making a stir in some fake groups. It is a horrid example of a tooled coin. The...
Fusco's Song was the hidden track on A Crash Course in Roses.
My observation may be based on too few coins (I have not seen 4250 in one place for sure!) but I believe that it is harder to find full legend...
Would that be 2013? I suspect if we ask your wife she might say you have been "Impressionable' since you fell into 'Bad Company' among Ancient...
Who is Ras' last female on his list? Titiana is only available on a Provincial so probably is not on the list. Perhaps Constantia?
BTW, the reason Vlaha can take such good photos is that he looks at the coins and images and sees what needs to change to make the photo better....
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