I almost mentioned Bridgnorth but most of what I have seen left now are overpriced and/or faulted. The Trier on my page that completed my set of...
One of the reasons we say not to clean coins is that too many people will get out the Brasso and steel wool rather than something that might help....
I have never seen a FH that qualified as AE1 (over 25mm). A quarter is 24mm and most of the larger FH coins are 20 to 24mm so firmly in AE2...
For most people the top end budget coin of choice is the EID MAR denarius Brutus issued to commemorate his killing Caesar. They break $100,000 in...
This is Antioch which is generally appreciated as the best work on FH coins of the larger module. It is missing a little reverse legend but not a...
I have only one of this series and it is a plated ancient counterfeit or fourree (right below). The other two I show are a generation earlier...
One other thing: In general Greek/Roman gods who were really big were shown sitting/enthroned while lesser ones stood, walked or did something...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Since you showed heads, I'll tack on four fuller length women. I'm not always comfortable with the titling of...
I'm Doug and I started collecting ancients in (or slightly before) 1963 when I was in high school and took Latin. I bought as many coins as I...
A looker and one I do not have.
People forget that today's brightly polished silver will have 'natural' toning in time. Republican denarii will tone more like 90% US coins than...
Picky as I am I can't allow this to be called assarion since the size would require it to be either a 4 or 5 assaria piece. some of the cities in...
Thank you for the interesting link. On reading all this I am amazed that there can possibly be so many varieties and so many examples in so many...
Imagine standing in a long row with your shield overlapping that of your neighbor on either side. If you align the holes and stick a long spear...
Sometimes we forget that the Byzantines considered the weight of their base metal coins important. They could have melted down old heavy coins...
Today the mail brought what I consider an amazing envelope. Amazing not so much for the contents as for the fact that I bought the item from a...
I'd look in India, Sind, Habbarid dynasty c.1000 AD because it reminds me of one I have with completely different legends but I can not read a...
I wish I knew what to post to be of any interest to the ancient sub-group but it is always a guess. This Gordian is a beauty and the easiest way...
It is a size thing. A1 are smaller and often oval 7g. A2 are very large 15g+ mostly but you have to allow for wear on poor coins. A3 are in the...
Folles - Class A2? I would stop cleaning.
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