One of the things some of us have trouble accepting is that Byzantine values don't play by the same rules as Roman. Some of the most valuable...
Tracing this a little more I'll link one of the coins to its sale where it is correctly described. The other coin in that box is a different date...
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/byz/justin_II/t.html I assume the reference followed was the SB369 on the page above where the term 'half follis'...
NIKO makes it Nicomedia mint. TES would be Thessalonica but Sear does not list any folles from there for Justin and Sophia, just halves with the...
The first three are all Stobi: Caracalla, Julia Domna (as Gao said) and one I'm less certain of but I suspect Geta. I agree with Gao on the others.
Notice that consistantly these handshake coins show the fingers straight not gripping the other hand. When I was a child, I was taught that such...
Also in middle English 'deer' meant any wild animal so when Robin Hood went poaching in Sherwood forest, he may have been after squirrel or...
The coin is trying to be something quite special: Sicily, Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachm. Circa 320-300 BC. Wreathed head of Arethusa left four...
If the coin were genuine, your polish job would have reduced the value a great deal. Since it is not genuine, no harm was done.
To me, the new photos are a bit too contrasty which makes the surfaces unnatural looking. It might be worth trying to go into the menus and set...
My postal carrier just brought my last coin of 2010: Constantine II with reverse Claritas Reipublicae and Sol. Let me take this opportunity to...
...and now - How to clean it?
It is not so much a matter of aversion to coins as it is the fact that coins currently in circulation are only good for things like tax and making...
The Vesta temple as is a very nice coin. Compared to most Julia bronzes, I'd call this one a real keeper. I do not have an example but offer here...
The current list of one of the dealers mentioned above offers lots of 100 ordinary Northern Song cash for $21.95 (nicer ones for twice that)....
http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/archives/12/2010/massive-hoard-of-chinese-coins-uncovered I realize the OP coins are older and more rare...
314-315 AD Rome mint RIC 27 page 299 - The mintmark is RP but could come with S, Q or T in place of the P for the four workshops that made the...
Another major feature is that Tiberius was Emperor for about 16 years before the ministry of Christ using standard dating guesses. During that...
The Tribute Penny question is one that can not be discussed without trampling on toes and violating list rules regarding religious description....
It is a modern take on the "Widow's Mite" but looks nothing like a real one save it has an anchor. They are made and sold in bulk for the purpose...
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