Sorry to offended and interrupted your thread. I never understood the details of the 'quest'.
Three more from the show with a little comment on what it was that I found interesting enough to make me want the coin: [ATTACH] From the 1st...
I never understood the original question in this thread and it has gone downhill from there.
This, also, was over my head. Can you point out which characters are Isa? I have only one small silver of Sind which I have never IDed beyond...
I really like Randy's coin best but will show clubbers (one as, one denarius) since I no longer have that Roma. :smile [ATTACH][ATTACH] The...
IMHO any EI coin with a visible profile is a winner. You see so many that have full legends but no nose. I bought one over 20 years ago and...
While only it is a middle rage coin in terms of price and condition, I really liked this Alexandria tetradrachm. Maximinus was one of the earlier...
Today was the small local club show in Richmond VA. There were 3 or 4 ancient dealers of which I patronized two. As promised, I tried to keep an...
Agree! I would not try oil on a coin until I had given up on other methods starting with water.
"Willy Nilly" seems a harsh term for what I would consider taking advantage of targets of opportunity. Modern/US collectors need to have a goal...
I see no globe so that would make it Rome mint.
On the left is Constantius II (son of Constantine I). On the right is Constantius Gallus as Caesar under Constantius II. The falling horseman...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Traditional wisdom attributes coins with a ball on the point of the bust to Lyon and those without it to Rome. I do not own a...
Exactly! Like farming, by cutting artificial steps we make it possible to utilize land (understand coins) that otherwise would be just waste....
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Antonia, Plautilla, Severina, Fausta, Helena
[ATTACH] This is the group discussed on my page on these. As a group it is easier to see the 'progress' as time passed but you can still see the...
Common issues have dozens to hundreds of dies to make the coins and each is an individual effort rather than a mechanical duplication. It can...
eBay changed the game when they made their price structure encourage listing items but not penalizing failing to sell. If listing fees were based...
While studying these oddities, watch also the development of legends on coins. It took quite a while for authorities to add even a few letters...
I'll go the opposite way and ask why a culture that avoided using any of the propaganda or other side values of coinage even bothered to make the...
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