All of the online resources are good in their own way but none will ever be complete. Keeping them free from error is a full time job since many...
This was not silvered. The color here is from light deposits highlighted by the photo. Mine is hardly better but shows the legend a bit. Trajan...
These are ancients and ancient collectors play by their own rules. I suspect having coins that have to be handled by the edges is the next thing...
I like these. Lilavati is the common one but special because she was female and a really interesting ruler. Mine here is clearly different if...
Good question. It depends on whether we insist on saying that modern borders have to with ancient places. When I think of 'Indian' I tend to...
A few Indian types I consider different enough to have joined my collection: [ATTACH] Ishvakus c.300 AD PB13 Mitchiner 5075 [ATTACH] MAITRAKAS...
[ATTACH] I'll offer this without ID and ask your opinion on what it is. I believe it is South Indian but it could be from Sri Lanka which, IMHO,...
It looks like the normal S shaped design with part missing due to that edge irregularity that touches it. If you want to ask an expert, you might...
I assume your 190 number refers to modern coins only. I suspect there are that many ancients (almost all bees) if you count 'minor types' or...
... and, I forgot, be prepared to learn several languages. Some/much of the better stuff is not in English.
There are bad books, too. I have some boxes in the attic of books I may never again see. There are authors that I doubt I would buy another book...
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