Got it! So if you find broken up silver it's a good bet it was used in trade?
How can we distinguish Hacksilver from just normal old broken silver? Not casting doubt--just curious.
I loved this post. Part of my interest in ancient coins is that each die is, essentially, a limited run of a work of art. Anything that reminds...
I haven't really been able to be too active in the old-metal-in-the-ground scene singe my boy was born a few year ago (and since then a girl and...
Even the hair in the OP is a cut above.
Those are great coins--I've seen them around but never researched them or anything. I haven't really been able to buy coins since I had kids, but...
Posthumous issues don't do much for me personally, but it's your collection and if you're into it it's a fine coin.
I'm interested :).
Could you recommend some? I've been dipping my toes lately..
Awesome, thorough answer. Thanks! Are there any websites where I can learn more about this stuff? Or even a wildwinds-type site for hammered...
Is there any reason we know of that the star in the upper-left quadrant is five-pointed while the rest are six-pointed? I love the threads about...
I'm in Spain quite a bit to visit family and holy moly the food is the second best part (after family, of course). We must have eaten a whole leg...
Minerva looks like she has a cold, which is a weird look for a god. Or at least like she needs to blow her nose.
Depression's rough. Hang in there and try not to get lost in it!
Vespasian in the OP looks like a some of the people at the concerts I used to regularly attend, what with all the neck-tattooed people who show up...
Great coins for a buck apiece. I love when coins show up better than pictured. It is one of the best parts of the hobby.
Happy Anniversary! Fifty is a feat!
Not to put too fine a point on it, though I think that's what coin IDing and coin authentication is all about, but I see five lobes? Would that...
Now, I'm no expert, and definitely no David Sear, so I'm asking for educational purposes: What's the difference between the OP coin and this one,...
Great centaur, and the wreath on the reverse of the Licinius is more than a little cool as well.
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