A fun part is that you can mystify people by reading things on coins that they can't find even with their magnifier.
Many people say the coins of the period following Diocletian's reform are boring because so many of them are just a figure of Genius standing....
There is the theory that such things were made by guys like me. I have extremely sharp vision but require glasses to be able to see sharply...
That leaves us with the question of how to tell coins that read TIB CONST like 95Ab2 from coins actually issued by Tiberius Constantine. ...and...
My first sea turtle shows the head turned to the side and I believe look better shown swimming left. These early ones rarely have all the limbs...
Notice how Domitian as Caesar looks a bit more like Titus than he did later. My favorite Domitian as Augustus is this dolphin issued before he...
In case you wondered how it is that Andrew McCabe knows a bit about Republicans, he posted a photo of his bookshelves. Not all of these are books...
On the left of the obverse, the first two letters are DN. That is followed either by IVLIANVS or by CONSTANTIVS but your photo is too dark to...
Lesbos was the home of the poet Sappho whose works became associated with 'something else' in the 19th century. What was considered normal in...
To my way of seeing it, 'punch' should be reserved for reverses without design like the original rough punches shown on the first three coins....
What I suggest to beginners is more like a US Type Set except I do not suggest letting it bother you that you do not have a Chain Cent. I own...
Become a style collector. It confuses dealers who can't understand why one coin sells for more than the one they own. I know one dealer who has...
That is the way I took it. Correct??? The coin is dated but using the Roman system to 137 AD. The system breaks down here a bit. I take ND to...
My explanation is longer than his text. That should surprise no one that knows me. Test time: Assign a full fledged and expanded Emmett number to...
Great job! I agree with all points but found the advanced cataloging system quite easy to understand. It is based on his statement, "It is...
It is quite possible to do both lists. Upload photos with a generic name and call up those images in more than one folder without uploading a...
I really should have bought one of the copper ones before I wrote that page but they sell for as much as the silver and I never felt the need to...
Currently import of Sicilian coins (and all pre-denarius Italians) are restricted if you live in the US. There are many already in this country...
The reason they make so many ancients is so we each can find the one that suits us best. I'll agree with most here that are more bothered by the...
A post to another Forvm turned up the fact that the version without cornucopia is listed as Dattari/Savio 7996. That is another (huge) book (in...
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