Clashed Dies: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/brock.html
Why do you suspect Eastern? The type it copies came after the closing of the Eastern mints. I suppose it could be made by employees of the mint...
Yeas and the spacing of the separation at the top of the obverse legend is somewhat different than the usual COS dies. I have to wonder if these...
There are several types of Minerva Victrix reverses in the Septimius Severus series but I only have a poor example of the one showing Minerva...
I have very few. So many have little appeal because of their low grade and it seems too many people are willing to pay more for one than I am. I...
The coin below illustrates the problem that Martin's coin solved. Notice the second I stroke is out of line and left of the point. [ATTACH]...
My only coin from the last Pecunem sale arrived today. Unfortunately I'm unable to be 100% sure what it is since the coin really tells no more...
Exactly!
1932 is a particularly good date as the end of the line for US gold.
The highlight of my collecting life was the period I spent as a member of the Ancient Numismatic Society of Washington. Usually 20 or so members...
Sorry I missed the 19th century but I slept through it. Below is an exercise in lighting a coin with some difficult situations created by the...
I agree.
This is a problem for which I see no solution. I bought one coin in the last Pecunem sale for $83 hammer price which is $113 after you add buyers...
Today eBay sales resulted in my awaiting three coins and one book. You will see the coins when they arrive. Does anyone know this old book:...
My first impression is that it is not ancient but there is not enough left to make me sure. I am not a specialist in these by any means.
Being missing the symbol to the left of the horseman makes ID harder but I have a suspicion. What do you say it is? This same lack makes room...
[ATTACH] Before I can accept the Clodius Albinus ID, I need to rule out any trace of a laurel wreath (not just worn off) and see one letter of...
The part of these that leaves me scratching my head is just were we stop attributing coins to regular mints and where we start saying they are...
I suggest you keep your eyes on the ground for a few weeks just in case your lucky streak continues. You never know when someone will lose that...
[ATTACH] A related coin I found interesting is a remnant of the Copper Riot of 1662. In 1654, under tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, silver wire coins...
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