http://www.beastcoins.com/Collections/KeithEmmettEgypt/KeithEmmettRomanEgypt.htm The above link does not answer the question at hand here but it...
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/egypt/alexandria/t.html If you look at the Wildwinds Claudius II coins you will note something of a range...
Portrait recognition is good but needs to be confirmed by legends. Perhaps it will help to understand the legend. The beginning AVTK is...
Almost all cupped Byzantine coins should be double struck if the theory I prefer holds. The dies were curved but the arc might not match exactly...
I prefer to call the obverse the side that was on the anvil or bottom die and the reverse the top or punch but there are some examples of this...
While it is good to dream the silver RSR and three jugate portraits are not likely to join my collection due to the price and the fact that both...
As a test, download the photo and rotate it so the coin is upside down. Now the light comes from the top so the eye sees a proper relief on an...
While this question received all sorts of opinions, no one addressed the OP question posted in the title. The eagle looks wrong because the...
I agree with all except for the part about the coin being ruined. Certainly it has a problem but if you were looking for a jewelry piece into...
You may be right but my first inclination is that it is official but has suffered much damage making it look odd. If it is unofficial it is not...
For those new to the concept: The mints of this period were divided into workshops which numbered up to 15 (at Antioch). Some mints divided up...
I've had some luck with lemon juice but suggest not leaving it unattended for anything approaching 'a few days'. Sometimes a few minutes helps...
[ATTACH] I can't answer that since I don't have the coin but I'll toss out there my low grade (F, with obverse off center) example of 'another...
My only comment is that the facts of what happened in the later years of Phillip and early time of Decius is far from certain. You can believe...
The point: There are a million variations on ancient coins and no one is going for a complete set. Very few people are even trying to complete a...
The way I remember it: Drill an imaginary hole at the top of the obverse and suspend the coin from an imaginary string. Then rotate the coin so...
Sorry I didn't get here in time to answer any questions. I do tend to agree with medoraman regarding the grading and especially agree with the...
I've probably seen half a dozen with 3 marks now but two is much more common. I have seen photos of a coin showing just the reverse FORO mark as...
I fail to understand several things about this issue but leading the way is the connection to Phromo Kesaro. The reverse c/m (Baktrian or Greek?)...
My new web page was posted to introduce a series of coins that are commonly available and commonly ignored. Most collectors who even consider...
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