I have no idea about that last one but see no possibility that it is as early as Anastasius or Justinian and be only 10mm. Mat's suggestion is a...
Notice that the Amazon used section shows many copies that are discarded from libraries. The information in these old books my still be good but...
How would you decide how many copies to order of the three if you are planning to sell them separately? I have no problem with the idea of three...
The door versions have a different reverse legend VIRTVS rather than the normal PROVIDENTIA. I have no idea why.
How were your Elymais?
They say it never rains but when it pours. When I got home from the Baltimore show I found an envelope from Frank Robinson waiting for me. It...
Many Theodoras are small flan and missing legends. This one is not all that bad. I hope you will be happy together.
We all have to decide if our hobby is buying and selling or collecting. I have about 50 coins I'd not mind selling but most are low end...
Tonight's Baltimore coins are not things I usually buy but each had something I liked. First is an as of Antoninus Pius which appealed to me...
At the bottom of the page under Similar Threads I saw my old post when ERIC II came out. I wondered if anyone who read my review in 2010 and now...
The obvious answer is for you to move to Virginia so I can spend the rest of my life photographing your coins and trying to talk you out of one or...
There is a basic difference between the way some of use think of our coins and others. For the most part, I stopped collecting US coins in about...
We each have our 'things'. I also find porosity harder to bear than honest wear or weak striking but that is a minority opinion. The coin has...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Again stating I'll not dispute the comment that Galerius is among the most boring of coins to collect, I will point out that...
She is listed as the sister but Buran looks a little feminine while the sister looks like dad to the point that I'll miss the coin more that...
This is a fact! These big, thick and sort-of silver coins do feel good in the hand. They are not quite the level of archaic Greek fine silver...
Tough love time: The main question we each might ask is: "I own ERIC (ERIC II, AORTA or all of them). Do I need ERIC III?" I must say that...
Ripley's post illustrates what is unfortunately the most interesting part of Galerius' coinage and one that absolutely must be addressed by any...
Tonight's pair from the Baltimore show are both low grade silver tetradrachms. One is the source now of buyer's remorse. If I had it to do over,...
250 coins for $12000 (this is an honest entry - I bought 25 so far and I know you beat me by more than 10x most months)
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