The next number I want to see is how many people were involved in the production of so many coins. If Victorinus had 15k obverse dies in 18...
There are those who insist that dies for fourree coins were made mechanically from real coins. The technology exists today but I am not convinced...
I'll admit that you and mat can find good bargains including $40 denarii that are pretty (I suspect his new Elagabalus was more) but a brand new...
Mat: That is one super coin. I am glad you held out for it rather than buying something less earlier. Want to trade??? ;)
For $40 your choices in silver will be very limited and probably not all that good looking. I'd probably look for a decent looking bronze of the...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bh.html My favorite medieval Asian coins are the bull and horseman jitals. My new page above shows a...
The Faustina strikes me as far above average for limes denarii. So many of them have such rough surfaces.
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Nice picture. I prefer the lower one. I always liked this type with the OR doing double duty as the last two letters of Restitutor and the...
There also are an increasing number of people who think that a coin that is corroded and damaged looks 'ancient' and is therefore more interesting...
This is a modern fake copying ancient Celtic copies of a reverse used by Philip II of Macedon. To the best of my knowledge no original or real...
There will always be a difference of opinion as to what is worth collecting and that is good as long as everyone is getting what they want for...
That is a fair question. People are paying crazy prices even for fourrees. If this one is worth much over $100 then the OP coin is not out of...
Roger Bland is an extremely respected scholar. If you write him a letter questioning the point place the reply in your copy of the book and you...
I never looked inside the Kroh book. I met Dennis on several occasions and would not spend money on anything he wrote. I've heard it was a good...
Agree 100% on all points! There are huge variations on these in style and execution. This is my favorite one despite it really obvious major...
That depends on whether the book and the author survived the publication ordeal. I hate to see books written by people who then lose interest in...
While 5 million a month strikes me as very high, I agree with the idea of asking the author if he is alive. I would like to know the details of...
My recent interest in medieval Indian coins pointed out to me a basic difference in the way 'numismatists' can work. Eastern collectors show...
It is a bit rough and legends are partial but I think I see enough to say it is Byzantine emperor Justinian I, AE follis or 40 nummi,...
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