Post coins. You might be surprised how many ancient collectors lurk here waiting for someone to start a thread.
While researching the scarce labyrinth coins (this post shows most of the ones I knew) pay attention to how rarely the minotaur appears on coins....
A bronze issued by Alexander won't be too hard but he did not put his portrait on them. Some people claim that the heads of Herakles on his coins...
http://www.cointalk.com/t20912/ Read this old post for more than I will ever know about the subject.
It is not a coin but an Asian temple token. I do not know the details and am not sure of the country (India?).
There are many shades and intensities of green. Light is nice. This photo is pretty close if the coin is viewed in strong light. Have you seen...
Hard? You might say hardest. I fought the green shine so much that I posted a page on some of my early struggles:...
Every coin has its own characteristics that make it easy or hard to shoot. The Geta looks hard. I'd suggest trying it again rotating the coins...
Note the brockage and the Philippus next to it have both a punch and crescent but they are applied separately since their orientation differs. I...
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It is a fair question. Someone found a bust type that is different and different in a way that has some following. I have one Probus with an...
...and that is exactly what the OP wants to buy. He does not want any of the thousands upon thousands of varieties of unusual ancients but he...
These are very common. Be sure you distinguish between the small drachm as sold here and the larger and more popular tetradrachm (about 16g,)...
IMHO you are much more likely to get $100 for half a Pescennnius than $50 for a broken Constans. RIC rarities are little more than jokes and the...
Moderns were more fun when there was a hobby where we pulled them out of circulation and only recognized one level of Uncirculated (a grade I did...
Lets just say that they were to guarantee authenticity and they did get caught in a mistake. How would we determine the amount of compensation...
I'll agree with all of the Ides of March post. I can't agree with Mat regarding the two coins. Most collectors who know no better will see that...
With ancients, size is not a really good characteristic to key upon. Weight is better but has problems, too. Since coins were hammered without a...
...or what if some French guy sailed to England and Conquered (his name is usually given as William The Conqueror) or some Europeans sailed to...
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