Fascinating bust with the spear but not helmet or shield. Lovely coin. SC
See! That's why Sol never holds one...... SC
Exactly. As far as I know Sol never has a cornucopia. He has only the orb on most types, with the orb and whip on a few types. The whip...
What kind of stamps? When I was a kid I collected any. When I was in my 20s I collected Soviet era stamps, especially pre-WWII. I also kept all...
BFU (Bottom Feeders Unite!) I have not encountered your particular problem maridvnvm but I do find that I am simply not following up on more and...
I am glad there is an active interest in Chinese and Asian cash here. If anyone wants to do some serious (and free) reading on Chinese coinage I...
Yes. But it also sadly means that those of us who grew up speaking English are at a handicap when learning other languages. I suspect that the...
I agree with gsimonel. In a drier climate it is sometimes ok to risk sealing after a good clean and "bake" (oven at 200 F to drive out remaining...
I think that I am very similar to svessien. I have a main area of collecting - Roman - and several areas of concentration within that. But it...
Almost certainly an original N Song Yuan Feng Tong Bao then. SC
Ahhh, the great Cheech Marin. Cheech and Chong are still funny today. SC
That Antiochus was a massive issue. There must have been hundreds of dies. I wouldn't worry about that nose. It is quite a nice example too. SC
When you click the link Clavdius provided you will see many excellent resources. One link, not far from the top, is to Doug Smith's excellent...
Kevin, What is the diameter and weight of your coin? I ask because there are other coins that use the same characters but were different sizes -...
I have several coins from Augusta Emerita. Thanks for posting the photos. Looks awesome. Nice to connect coins and a dot on the map to real...
My Saturnalia gift has arrived too. Three lovely coins. One right on my main collecting area and the other two in brand new and fascinating...
Those are incredible Victor! Are they yours? That phenomenon is fairly common to find on Asian cash coins but quite rare on Roman. SC
Nice objects. And just for the record (for other readers). I support everyone's right to have and express their opinions. Including those that...
"Lolli" You dare express outrage after having the gall to ask a fellow member this!!!! Shame. SC
I am fascinated by the possibility of long circulation of ancient coins. Here is what I remember from memory. I could probably re-find the...
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