You've been getting some great advice, I'd definitely add my voice to those who may suggest that you obtain a diverse sampling from a variety of...
Wow, 23mm and only .68g, no wonder it took a while to locate one without cracks/losses. It's a lovely piece, thank you for sharing!
So are you a collector in France? If so, I might recommend looking into the Greek coinage of Massalia (Marseille), founded as a trading port by...
I'd like to know more about the Iron core fouree Republican/1stC BC denarii, which have been found in territorial fringe areas like Germany. Why...
Hah, it appears as though the legend reads "HHHHHHHHHHH" on the obverse and "IIIIIIIIIIIIII" on the reverse, coupled with the amusing scarecrows...
Well that's spooky, I saw the "exact same" coin on eBay last October (https://www.ebay.com/itm/ancient-Roman-coin-/273497983375) and had searched...
I'm very sorry to hear this. So let me get this straight, Lanz pocketed €1,126 from you the first time he sold the coin, then after being returned...
The additional links can be accessed by copy/pasting the string of numbers. These examples certainly appear relevant and visually informative with...
The 3rd century Pseudo-Autonomous Tyche issues from across Asia Minor would make a pretty cool collection, I'm looking for a nice one from Temnos...
Thanks for the comments everyone! Yeah, my sense was that the Arab issues imitated 7th century coinage and tended to be rather small, whereas...
These 2 coins were among 5 purchased as "unidentified", and while the others were easy to ID, after they arrived yesterday I spent all evening...
I'm an equal opportunity collector when it comes to sling bullets (just got a sling stone from Guam), but the Roman ones tend to be much more...
Very nice silvers, gotta say they're a bit more personally interesting than those roaches of yours! :D The drachms of Lysimachus tend to be quite...
You can see parallel striations in the fields of the coin; clear evidence that the dirt/crust was cleaned off with a micro pen/needle tool. Can't...
Your coin oughta turn up sooner or later, just be observant when throwing away trash (inspect bags and under flaps of cardboard boxes, etc.) I...
It doesn't look bad to me, but I suspect that the darkening you've observed is due to the patina and remaining dirt absorbing natural sebaceous...
Smoothing in the fields with possible artificial re-patination of some of the smoothed areas?
As others have stated that Sestertius is blessed with a nice portrait, congratulations! The nuances of the different varieties is well beyond me...
The first "coin" appears to be an old jewelry piece made to somewhat resemble an ancient coin, on the reverse it looks as though there is some old...
That Metapontion "Obolos" is pretty sweet, nice pickups!
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