The first is Marcus Aurelius.
Congratulations to miedbe7 who is the real winner here. I hope the buyer at $238 is not a reader of these posts because I hate to think that our...
What troubles me about the image is the domed top of the reverse die. I assume the hammer is shown proportionally smaller than in life but the...
I wish before I bid I would have checked the seller's other listings. What do you make of the number of polished sestertii with already high...
$204 just to see if Steve bids on it to get to his guess. Without the scratches I'd say Bing is close but there are some of us who will stay...
Are these usually on poor metal (like mine below as well) or is it just such a popular type that dealers like CNG will sell a poor one of these...
From a poor photo it is impossible for me to tell if this coin suffered more than smoothing and uneven striking. Some of you have a lot more...
In decent condition, fully identifiable to emperor and mint mark with readable legends on each side, this common type might be expected to sell...
The question here is why this practice is typical for this issue. Is it that people in the region where these are found are comfortable in...
I can see no situation requiring adding material that is appropriate. This really seems the same thing as filling a hole and smoothing the wound....
The difference between using a tool to clean and using a tool to 'tool' need to be made. Cleaning removes material like deposits and corrosion...
The history of the rule of Septimius Severus breaks into two phases. The early years saw him fighting for his position and punishing powers...
Oops, I forgot Lucius Verus the wishy-washy. [ATTACH]
I see Commodus rather than his father. If you collect the 5 'good', shouldn't you collect Aelius and Commodus as well? [ATTACH][ATTACH]
For a reason I am not sure I understand, I have always specialized in the coins of the first few years of Septimius' reign and pretty much ignored...
This is yet another problem with grading ancients. Some issues are regularly nice and round with smooth edges so coins that are not are...
Buy her complete with the swimmer on coins. I paid $6 but that was ridiculous for this coin. [ATTACH]
I agree these are pretty common and I am not terribly impressed by the surfaces but what this coin has going for it is the face of Tyche. You got...
To fit properly in your collection, you need a really perfect FH, probably Antioch mint with finest style, and certainly costing as much as you...
I hope I remember not to try to help in the future. I feel like an accomplice.
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