I have precious few of those, being mostly a collector of Greek ancients, but this antoninianus had always appealed to me, ever since I acquired...
More archeology news from today's Guardian....
[ATTACH] Next: Another nice portrait, Roman, Greek or other.
That 1981 gold onza is very scarce and the first date of the series. Nice coin!
Septimius Severus, 209-211 AD Tetradrachm Laodicea ad Mare Roma E-Sale 75, lot 485 15.42 grams [ATTACH] Next: Your favorite Roman provincial...
The two figures on the obverse of the last follis appear to be seated. Heraclius folles have two figures, Heraclius and his son, but as far as I...
Your first coin is a folis of Constantine X Ducas and Eudocia, 1059-1067, similar to this crusty and worn/corroded example: S 1853 5.00 grams...
I think that we need to be accountable to ourselves and to do what is right. After all, we can control how we behave and react even when we have...
Thank you, GinoLR!
Thanks for the link. I think the monogram is the same as the CNG example: MQ. I'll make a notation on the coin's label.
It is graded by NGC a choice XF, with a subgrade of 5 for strike and 4 for surfaces. I would grade the coin XF taking into account the corrosion...
Very impressive, Donna! I'm afraid the only relative that I have a photo of "in uniform" is this one, courtesy of the Canadian prison system....
So today I photographed an owl that I have owned for several years, patiently waiting for its procrastinating owner to, oh, get on with it! This...
That's an interesting coin, Paul. It's from Overijssel. Generally the style of your coin is very similar to the rijksdaalders issued in the first...
I ordered an owl from Tom Vossen last month. It was shipped April 29th and arrived at my address in California on May 13th. The shipment was...
Coins from during Mexican Revolution: Mexico, Zapatistas, Guerrero, Dos pesos, 1914 KM 643 [ATTACH] Mexico, peso, "Caballito", 1914 KM 453...
That's a very nice duo, Carl. I never did purchase a half shekel of Tyre, only the shekel many years ago. Perhaps one day I'll acquire a half...
The seller offered group and individual lots of ancient Judaic coins, some Greek and Roman coins (provincial and imperial) as well as a smattering...
One thing you might pursue is to ask David Sear to talk to his the postmaster of his local post office and explain what happened to the parcel....
While the shield on your 2 escudos is typically very crude, it is quite complete as these coins go. The assayer B is a guess. If you look to the...
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