Considering that is the coin with bronze disease, you could say I blew that one.
I'd call this a dupondius unless I scratched the edge and saw red rather than yellow metal under the patina. This, BTW, is a coin I would like to...
Historia Numorum by Head says the head here is a river god rather than a nymph and I agree the face is a bit masculine. I note that the other...
To me the reverse is clearly an eagle but I do note that the original description calls it an owl. I don't collect these but have enough hard to...
http://metaldetectingworld.com/cache_hunting_p26.shtml The above discussed how the coins were made but does not have illustrations.
I am not clear on why so many of my posts hang up but appear twice when I close the browser and go back in. As a non-moderator, I do not have the...
Thanks. I had come to Rudrasena for the right coin but had the left one as Rudrasima (his father). My confidence in this is well under 50%. I...
While I have enjoyed live programs, I believe coin shows are the worst times to have them simply because of time constraints. When I have driven a...
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There are millions of Chinese cash collectors. Many of them are in China. My experience is that exhibits and lectures at shows are largely a...
As a collector of ancient coins, I do not know the mintage numbers of a single coin in my collection. What matters is how many still exist and...
Thanks for the 10 and thanks again to those who will next do a megapost countdown for us. Regarding style, I could do a countdown of really lousy...
The problem I have is demonstrated by the coins below. Are they the same ruler or just relatives? Who? Date? There is enough script that both...
That is rather the point. You can get coins with the ID legend clear and the face off the flan or a decent face and the legend scanty. Both at...
Coin India is a great site with many coins much better than what you are likely to see which can be good for confirming an ID but I still have...
In defense of Nerva: He was not in power very long so we can't expect a varied and interesting coinage like we have from Gallienus. However,...
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Nerva does pretty well for a guy with a face only a mother could love.
As I recall the satrap's name is at the top with his father's name at the bottom so these with part legend may be hard to ID fully. The reverse...
The problem remains that most dealers and most customers they serve really don't care for coins at all. What they care about is how much a coin...
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