Ah, well still close enough. They're still nice buys.
I love reading about obscure periods! Very nice write up and the context makes the coin pretty neat.
Neat! Do you think the black crud will come off? I suppose you can tell after years of experience, but how can you tellon some of these? Like...
I can easily afford one, but opportunity cost rears it's head. One day, I'll just buy it and be done with it.
I noticed the Sassanians tended to have some small town mints. Why? For military pay?
Pick bins are fun. The last one I remember doing was a Jon Kern one, c. 2010 (if one counts different priced bags as a pick bin). Did you end up...
My respect for DonnaML's collection was already high, but skyrocketed when she mentioned the most she had paid for a single coin. So, if I was...
Pretty cool! That's one emperor missing from my collection...opportunity cost.
Thanks!
Here's just a few of the cleaning videos I found on youtube. I wish these were around when I did mine. The Art of Cleaning Roman Coins - YouTube...
Where's Airan Khurra Shahpur?
Is the S-C mint the same as the C mint?
I'm pretty bad at cleaning coins, but I can assure you based upon personal experience that olive oil will just be a slimy mess. Distilled water...
I don't really collect that period and have no real expertise in this issue, but the second is the theory I'd favor. Now I kind of want one of...
The great thing about coins is their size. My other two main collections: 16inch radio transcriptions (huge) and 1930s radio sets/consoles. So...
[ATTACH] 36246. Bronze antoninianus, RIC V, part 2, 529, gF, soft strike, "S C" mint, weight 4.243g, maximum diameter 24mm, die axis 180o,...
So I just say Entry? The contest is very generous of lordmarcovan and Grace is adorable. I'm a little confused. Is the winner picked by best...
Ditto from start to end. I'm fully a #01 collector. If the coin happens to be worth much more than I paid for it, that's even more reason to...
Yep, pretty much...
Or perhaps the cup added some measure of strength to a thin metal?
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