Since my name was used here: I have never heard of the gentleman in question but I do not collect modern or US coins and am unaware of the stores...
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It is unusual for a coin to be small enough that it missed getting part of the legend but I have seen others this bad. Fortunately, Commodus is...
This coin is pretty nice for the type. It has lost much legend but many late sestertii are worse.
The LEG VIII AVG is pretty obvious. This is probably the second most common number. The LEG --- ITAL is a bit fuzzy and off center but could be...
I read it as: "Annona and the emperor have joined together to bring in all these ships of imported grain so you won't need to worry about food."...
Me, too. You would have to mention that. I was trying to ignore it.
One of the problems I have is letting go of coins when I get an upgrade version. When I bid on my new coin I thought my old one was a different...
If Chris stops buying wildly, several dealers will go out of business and their children will starve. ;) We should feel guilty suggesting the...
I recommend the cataloging option but second choice would be the Early 4th century Roman. I just got my Frank Robinson winnings today and they...
If someone says this coin is 50% gold tell them you will sell it to them based on that for melt value. The holder says .27 oz so lets be generous...
Until you can provide a match to one emperor or the other, the coin remains unidentified. I would have guessed Commodus as well but who is an...
No, that is very bad. If the item is silver, it is a modern cast copy probably made to serve as a button or novelty. I'm unclear on how a...
Time period is early 4th century AD. I can not read the legend but Licinius I or Constantine I are possible.
Yes, it is a one drachm silver just completely black with time.
We are running into a terminology conflict here. These do look like Islamic silvers of a few hundred years ago (which I do not collect) but not...
The troublesome part here is that 'experts' can't tell gold from brass. Anyone who has been around gold should recognize that it wears in a...
[ATTACH] I know nothing about these and own exactly one similar coin which I believe is Harum al-rashid. I did know that the mint and date were...
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