While denarii of Macrinus are nice, he is one emperor you can save a lot on by buying a provincial. The same goes even more for his son...
Randy's new Apollo is the Rome mint version of a coin that is also found from Alexandria but not from the Syrian mints. The same type was used...
Post a picture and ask.
I have about 30 feet worth of coin books of which over half are still of some value and half outdated. RIC V is about $200 on the secondary...
I was not aware there was another color.
A theory of the meaning of MP really needs to include an explanation of MS as well since that mark appears as well. Coins also exist with P or S...
Have you also noted a matching increase in Gallienus? A find of one should be mixed with a find of the other. If you have not seen more of his...
Be glad to have such a nice one. These are too often found on such terrible little flans (like mine) that you lose the mintmark or the legend. I...
Both are very pleasing. These often come with poor surfaces and copper wears faster than the alloys used later so these are really quite nice.
There are very few reverses on Roman coins that specifically name the emperor like this ANTONINI. Nice coin
I'm worthless at reading these but it looks like a Qing (Ch'ing, Manchu) cash of the 17-19th century or a copy of one. If that is correct, the...
I'm not sure when the king stopped washing feet but in 1699 William III skipped the ceremony and sent a high ranking minister to take care of it....
Maundy coins are given out on Maundy Thursday or the day before Good Friday. The link to the age of the monarch is not the date but the practice...
My most beautiful coin is a fake. Real Dekadrachms of Akragas (a Greek city in Sicily) are the price of a house in my neighborhood and only...
There are three schools of thought on the proper definition: Conservative: A patina must form over time and protect the coin from further damage...
Several years ago I picked up a Jefferson nickel someone dropped on a relatively new blacktop parking lot. The sun was very hot and I have no...
I think it is official but I'd wait for the new RIC editions before getting too serious on things like mint ID. There is a lot still to be...
This coin has many things to recommend it but the surfaces and toning make me believe it was fully cleaned once and either artificially or...
I'll disagree here. "Octopus Man" is usually used to refer to Raja Raja Chola attached below due to the pants style that looks like extra legs. I...
I agree with this 100%. Seriously, popularity is more important on all collectables. According to the 2011 Red Book a G-4 1909S-VDB is $850...
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