Some more info: Justin I, 12 nummi, Alexandria mint, 518-527 AD, References - Sear 112, Dumbarton Oaks 58
Its genuine. Many early Byzantine coins look a bit outlandish and crude compared to their earlier Roman counterparts.
Post a picture of YOUR coin, please. To one who is not familiar with Roman silver, such as yourself, many of them may look the same when there are...
Both fake.
Eventually, you're going to want to build a reference library. This is an EXTREMELY expensive thing to do, as even the standard references for...
Clinker, you may find this interesting too. [IMG] Forger’s reverse die of sestertius mid 2nd century AD – AE or PB? 53.5g, 35x6mm four-tiered...
Estimating circulation from amount of wear is an inaccurate business at best. But judging from the wear on that, it did not circulate much. This...
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Very nice indeed! I imagine that these coins are much more affordable in the UK than in the states. I don't think I've ever seen any affordable...
Honestly, I'd prefer the sushi or whatever that is.
Personally, I feel that if it really is a premium quality coin it deserves a premium quality description that a pair of letters just can't give....
I'll have to show two, because I can never settle on one. [IMG] Licinius I AE 3 – 20mm, 3.1g Siscia, 319-320 AD IMP LIC-INIVS AVG Laureate bust...
Last summer I worked for the local Department of Public Works. That is something I NEVER want to do again. (Its not the working that bothered me,...
Unfortunately, at times politics can be inseparable from numismatics. If we can manage to keep it civil, maybe this thread can survive. But this...
http://www.acsearch.info/index.html The searches aren't quite as fluid as coinarchives, but this site does offer some other perks. Hopefully, it...
Very cool.
Fine, I'll do it. :D sad Judaea weeps on an aureus of Vespasian [IMG] Now scantier limits the proud arch confine on a denarius of Claudius [IMG]...
I read this the other day and had to share. Who can name the coin types he talks about? Alexander Pope Epistle V To Mr. Addison, Occasioned by...
I was going to say "ugh! Another worthless Victorian penny!" But yours is better than that. :D The guide i have says 6 pounds in F, which this...
You're forgetting that China was the primary destination for all US trade dollars. Add to that the fact that the world's silver supply had a...
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