I appreciate everyone's input on this issue. The book suggests that the 52,500 coins of the hoard weighed about 350 lbs. Although the coins...
In fairness to Mr. Bland, I removed the footnotes and references to make quoting the paragraph easier. BTW, the book looks like it will be an...
I am very honored to have received a reply from Roger Bland, one of the authors of The Frome Hoard, concerning questions over this statement:...
Buy a coin whose inscription (writing) is still legible. Learning to read the coin's insciption is a skill that makes studying the coin more...
Not exactly what you were looking for: [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] guy :devil: Addendum: Here's the engraver's bio (from Wikipedia):...
Nice pictures everyone and nice article by Ancient Doug. :thumb: Although I agree no silvering many times has a lot more eye appeal than patchy...
You got to post some of those pieces. Sweet. :thumb: guy
Honestly, I prefer milled British stuff before Queen Victoria (but after the Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689), pre-unification Italy (1870), and...
Although I don't collect coins, I enjoy ones that reek of history: [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Now you're talking....
Thanks, Chris. This is the sort of criticism I need. :thumb: Too often, sloppy writing and grammatical errors detract from someone's work. I...
Thank you, Ancient Doug. I just sent an E-mail to the British Museum directed to Roger Bland. I'll let you know what he says. (They already sent...
Not a bad idea, but, respectfully, Ancient Doug and some others on this forum are a lot more knowledgable than the authors of the book. Here's...
I'm currently doing a review of a book for another web site. I have difficulty from this statement made in the book: "According to one...
As discussed before, the Brutus EID MAR coin was up for auction: [ATTACH][ATTACH] The coin sold for $546,250 on September 7, 2011 at the...
Ancient Doug: Thank you for reading my post. Lacking a numismatist's eye or patience, I am sure I would have missed the coin if it were on a...
[ATTACH] This coin, as much as any other coin, reflects Carausius’s desire for his empire to viewed as more than just a stark departure by a...
This is my favorite Carausius coin from my research found on acsearch: [ATTACH] I love their write-up of a similar coin: Nothing like...
For the British collectors: I saw this coin on a recent E-bay auction. No big deal. We are all human and we all make mistakes...except PCGS,...
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