http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?search=similar%3A60650&view_mode=1#0 T. Cloulius denarius c.128 BC or actually about 3/4 of one.
http://www.cointalk.com/t34658/ These seem to be cropping up lately. I got one but the above is an old CT post with one. Mine:...
MHTPO is Greek with eta (H) being a long a sound and rho (looks like our P) the r sound. The word here may or may not be abbreviated from...
Exceptional Domitian!
Now we know why I don't have one. I'd want a face on the portrait at that would cost an arm and both legs. This is a coin with low demand but...
Nerva: Short reign, interesting (ugly) guy, needed for short set 'Adoptive Emperors' where others are easier to find, 13th Caesar (if Suetonius...
Also size and weight are needed for ID. The type was issued in several sizes and the concern regarding the incuse would be more serious with some.
Also one I have wanted
While all of Warren Esty's pages are worth reading, I'll point out that he has a really great collection of old coin catalogs and his listings...
Opinion: The coin is cheap at the price if the edge is natural and not modern damage. If I saw the coin in a slab I would not risk the purchase...
The whole point is that 'rare' is interesting but does not make something valuable unless people who don't know much about coins find the item...
http://esty.ancients.info/numis/rarity.html Newsflash: The above is only about 11 years old so it is breaking news when compared to ancient...
Usually the effect is offset by the added interest. With ancients there is no built in market for super rare things unless they are also super...
Part of the appeal of ancient coins is the fact that we continue to discover things that have been unknown for a thousand years or two. We don't...
Ancients can be intimidating which is why we suggest using a trustworthy dealer at least until you feel comfortable with the subject. It would...
It is definitely Julia Domna. DOM-NA is clear. The problem is the reverse legend remaining says METROP or Metropolis=city so the part missing...
Republican moneyers did have control of coin types and did use it for self promotion. Where I disagree is with the idea that removing their names...
Young Caracalla? Year 5 is young: [ATTACH] The coin is glossy black and really hard to photograph.
I don't buy it. Moneyer was a minor step in a sequence of positions that led to higher office including Consul. Removing names of these...
I have long specialized in Septimius but have relatively few of him with that extreme three pointed beard. They did not come out in full glory...
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