Ptolemy II, Egypt, 285-246 BC 46mm diameter 90.1g [ATTACH] There are ancients that are bigger than this but they tend to sell for prices matching...
I so very much recommend only buying coins that you expect to keep for the long haul. You will make enough mistakes as hard as you might try not...
I'll start with the note that the RIC number is not right and ask you review the Mattingly when you get time and tell us what you learned from it....
It sure looked a bit young for Elagabalus but the coin is a dead ringer for coin 42 plate IV #10 in Bellenger, The Syrian Tetradrachms of...
It bothers me that I have not been able to make sense of you coin's legend. The problem is that the whole thing might have been six lines but one...
Be sure you read the CNG link explanation for the numeral 16 worn off of your coin. Realize just how important flooding was to Eqypt that made...
The link below and several pages following it show drawings of machines explaining the pits. There is always controversy caused by people who...
I have wondered how so many special coins have turned up in Arizona. It is a bit far for me to visit.
Believe me I was tempted but I have the type. I do not have the Pax with PM under so expect a fight on that one. ;)
You know I am a fan of the Philip I. Never sell it to anyone who can not appreciate why it is different. Antioch is the traditional answer but I...
I believe Mat is a bit generous because the wear is starting to make the legends and face details unclear. Depending on the dealer it would sell...
Lets compare two denarii: [ATTACH] This Tiberius was made in India to provide good silver currency when the real thing was either no longer...
Jessvc hit the nail on the head. I don't like to see the term 'counterfeit' used for these coins. They were not made to deceive people but to...
Generally we tell beginners not to clean coins but the truth is most ancients need some cleaning and way too many beginners buy uncleaned coins...
Disagree. I see Tetricus II. The legend begins C PIV ESV with the Tetricvs part not starting until the top of the head. I see the botom of an S...
Fifty years ago a small town might have a shop with a few ancients. I was from Indiana but I suspect it is not all that different from other...
Randy: The link shows a Vota Suscepta coin not an Opsequens. The altar on the OP coin strikes me as more likely a match for the Vota type but I...
People read in the press about finds of thousands of Roman coins found in pots and the interest these hoards raise in scholarly circles. What we...
I certainly see evidence that it is not an official host coin but it is not a 'cast' copy. You can not cast Sheffield plate. The 'real' fakes as...
Herod Archaelaus - the bottom image is a helmet and upside down as shown here.
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