The above is better but the one below is mine: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/denom.html Greek is a lot harder because there were...
M. Tullius here honors his ancestor Servius Tullius whose victory over the Sabines made him the first Roman awarded the laurel wreath (shown at...
Regarding Ban Liangs and Chinese cash in general: It is hard for Western collectors to warm up to any significance of calligraphic varieties in a...
[ATTACH] Laodicea mint (by style) - the name is on the part missing from your example.
This is about 3/4 of a silver denarius of Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor 193-211 AD.
Mat is right. There are about 2200 varieties of falling horseman coins issued by five different rulers ranging from crude 15mm coins with few...
It is always amazing how the prices go on these. This is an nice strike with next to no wear but picky collectors would hit it hard for the top...
There are many ancient coins of India and nearby regions that were squares, rectangles or other unround shapes. Indiana from India? [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] These are a few of my favorites as of about ten years ago. Details on them can be found on my web pages by clicking on the coins....
There are very few bronze coins of Athens that used the owl type and they tend to be small. I have one that is 12mm diameter. There are many,...
This is a tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt, issued when the city was under the control of Vabalathus of Palmyria (top). The reverse honors the...
I was once told that the reason for certain later Indian coins being struck on dies much larger than the coins was that no one coin could be used...
Those of us who are used to Roman coins have trouble with the way the Indian coins worked in a metal sense. Rome started debasing their coins and...
$4 is about right for average ones and yours is a bit nicer than many so I might even say $10 for the decent centering. Many are a lot worse....
While gathering SA bronzes, don't forget the Provincials. This is an AE33 of Antioch in Pisidia. [ATTACH] My lightest SA sestertius is 19g....
I've been attracted to coins of Claudius that appear to be 'not Rome' but never have a good grasp on how to tell barbarous from branch mints....
I appreciate 100% without question moneyback guarantees but, especially in a slab, a highest quality fake coin might go for decades before being...
My question is whether you would get more selling through a larger dealer whose reputation would cause higher bids from those who buy $5k coins....
If you must slab an ancient, don't get a bargain slab. The denarius of Augustus below may not be worth it but my level of (lack of) expertise...
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=118733&whichpage=2&SearchTerms=25,top,ancients My #24 coin above?
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