Over the years I got a lot of good out of Roman Silver Coins but I collected mostly early empire coins many of which were silver. There are...
While I'm being negative: The most common Sasanians are Khusro II. Coins of his (late) period tend to have both mint and date information...
I might suggest volume 2 out of 5 planned may not be the way to break into a new (to you) series although this is a low price compared to others I...
My Ptolemy I with delta behind ear demonstrates that many coins of this period received banker's marks which will downgrade them in the eyes of a...
The last native Pharoah Nectanebo (aka Nektanebo) II issued coins in bronze and gold. They are not cheap. The gold one is listed in Sear GC&V...
What is the meaning of the O in the field?
On the theory that Julia Domna might be shown under more than one letter, I'll suggest this is the place to show two coins where she is not called...
Again I didn't get here in time for most of my favorites but... [ATTACH] Dying at age one, Dharmasoka is the least common of the more common...
All of the honored rulers were consecrated to some degree immediately following their death. Commodus made the list when Septimius Severus...
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I apologize not owning a Chandragupta but here is a Chanubek (I think?). [ATTACH] Trying to find someone you guys have not used yet is hard!
We will all differ on what makes a great coin and what makes something we would not look twice at if we came upon one in a half price bin. That...
Threads that require remembering when it is appropriate to post something often get lost in the shuffle. When no one posts while it is still on...
I would like to hear if anyone who feels proficient at Dane's lists has later bought RIC and whether you feel that one was more clear than the...
While the theory is that gg = 2 emperors, I don't think the mint was terribly consistent on this at this period. You can take it as a guide but...
I'm not sure I have ten different Indian Elephants (even using a loose definition of Indian) so I can't play unless I use minor varieties. Of...
In case others want to see similar examples, CNG has handled several. I know nothing about them and considering how much CNG usually writes about...
A problem for some of us is that details like the elephant skin wear off when we collect less than mint state coins. My Philip I from Antioch mint...
Fourrees were produced in more than one way so the silver may have been a thin wash but i could even see that the coin might be silver under all...
My favorites are from late in the reign when the emperor was well enough known that TRA DEC would do. There was a time that these were attributed...
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