The Caracalla bronze would probably be the most generally recognized as special but few would care that it has the four step reverse in place of...
When I look at a dark coin, I go to brighter light or wiggle the coin so I see a glare from the surface that shows detail. That can be done on...
Eloye Mestrelle, a Frenchman, produced the test coins under Elizabeth and was not well appreciated by others at the mint. After hanging him for...
The serifs make it obvious the intent was WM but it is a cute coincidence. Is the crown an overdate?
I agree with medoraman. I'm sorry some condition centered collectors look down their noses at those who make room in our hearts for coins under...
What amazes me is XXX is also the value of the coin in pence.
I also have seen silvered coins called 'tinned' and am not aware of studies that establish that some of the silver plating was actually another...
They are an attractive and varied group. If there is anything to criticize it would be skipping the opportunity to use the coins to educate those...
I like these but know nothing about them. What circumstances caused tokens to be issued in this time and place? The obverse is related to...
It is interesting how the different people have different opinions about which is their favorite. I like Galba.
[ATTACH] Epirote Republic 238-168 BC Something of a scrawny eagle but not a coin I see every day [ATTACH] Also unusual is this Athenian triobol...
We should not minimize the matter of black ink. When I print a photo at Costco Photo Lab, they charge 13 cents for a 4x6" print no matter what...
Sometimes it is asked if it might be appropriate to call Provincials by the names of similar Roman coins. In this case, the size and radiate...
Keep one of these for when you are feeling sorry for yourself with the sniffles. Year 14 was when a plague killed a lot of Byzantines:...
[ATTACH] I forgot one. Akragas also issued this tooth shaped trias cast with eagle/crab/4 dots in the earlier 5th century. Mine barely shows...
My favorite eagles are from Akragas. I really wish I had a dekadrachm or even a tetradrachm but they are way over my head so you get bronzes...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/coinphoto2011ez3.html I forgot to plug my page.
I prefer black backgrounds but have shot gray and white which work for some coins. It is a matter of taste. I prefer shooting on the color you...
Neither the face nor the reverse are clear enough for me to identify the coin but it does not strike me as Constantius II 337-361 AD or his...
Fourree means plated. Who made them is not what makes them plated. Most traditional scholars claim all fourrees are fakes made outside the mint....
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