I believe the one standard version lasted until about 341 AD when it was replaced by the even smaller two victories type. The earlier version...
Just a guess: It could be one of the barbarous imitations of a Gallic Empire ruler. I suppose it could be a modern replica also but I'll guess...
I might be wrong but I am assuming you are looking for a 'Tribute Penny' since you mention having two widow's mites and give dates that would fit....
Bart; Of course you can share my site - that is why it is there. Ardatirion; Nice coin and a good example of a period where ancients are in no...
Early Roman Imperial Coins I found this post on "Early Roman Imperial Coins" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "CoinTalk Thread...
nice Nice pages. I'll offer one suggestion. Since the format used places a lot of blank space next to the photos, go ahead and post the reverse...
My answer is a web page In 2001, I posted to my website a tale of three friends that attended a coin show in Baltimore and had a contest to see...
grading ancients The Arcadius here has several problems that I would never accept from some rulers but bother me less here. As it is, the...
http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article3829.chtml The above article explains a lot. If a coin does not exist, one can not be faulted for not...
fair Fair in both senses of the word. The coin is identifiable to ruler and type but lacking detail in the area of the mintmark (reverse...
I suspect this number is about right but you have to allow for the fact that 70% of the coins found will not be cleanable even using 'correct'...
There are different views on such things but I doubt there have been many times in history when any one person was aware of all of the...
If a collector were to have a complete set of US coins, perhaps defined as an item listed in the Red Book as a regular issue (not tokens, locals,...
Four! How very restrained. When you reach 4 thousand (I'm not there yet) you will realize that the journey to completeness has hardly begun....
no slabs Most collectors of ancient coins avoid slabbed coins. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a third party certification but the better...
Affordable, beautiful and historical are all matters that can be enjoyed in various degrees but any coin that is very much one will be less of the...
I thought the idea of these holders was to use once and throw out. Trying to sneek a coin past a staple is a scary thought. I have not bought...
But....? Vote: Do nothing until the coin and seller have been seen in the shop. I only have two US gold coins. The first was give to me when...
Yes, and the interesting part to me is that Athens was very slow to change the style of the coins maintaining archaic art on coins long after the...
Owls, a primer Certainly this is 100% fake. Lets just run through a few points about these coins. Athens issued owls for many years with a number...
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