The type was Constantine's, though struck for others as well. The barbaric legends like that are great. All hail NSIIITIIII the First!. SC
For me thems is fightin' words.... Just kidding, but you highlighted three areas I collect. I began with late Roman bronzes and that is still...
Sorry, but I can't let the Greeks steal all the glory. Here are some Romans, though they don't win as absolute smallest. Below are three FEL...
Wow. Exceedingly nice stuff. I begin to feel guilty with what I sent. I didn't realize people were so generous. Minor addition. Your #3 is...
Interesting story about a very interesting coin. I know nothing about sceatta's but your brief write up shows how interesting they are. I am...
I agree with Doug. That coin is cleaned and display-ready. It is very attractive with the faint light green "glow" around the details. As for...
The large follis or nummus was introduced at 12.5 denarii communes (d.c.). At that time the silver argenteus was worth 50 d.c. In 301 the value...
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Follis is a term applied to these coins by modern numismatists. We don't know for certain what they were called at the time but it was almost...
Ah, good. I avoided return true address details too, just in case. SC
Just out of curiosity, as this is my first year here, are people paired up - sending gifts to each other - or is it one large daisy chain? I have...
That is awesome Jay! I am going to look over my collection and see how close I am to being able to do that. One minor correction/addition. Your...
Beautiful coins Voulgaroktonou! Especially the Constantinopolis seated and those transitional issues. I have always been very puzzled by the 512...
The first has characters that look a bit like early shang ones. I assume it is a fantasy knife coin. The second looks like a zodiac charm, but...
Most that I remember involved larger antiquities, not coins. In June there was the case of the Nigerian statues auctioned by Christie's. In that...
Fantastic coins Victor (no surprise). I love the fact one is from Charles Oman's collection. I have book that used to be in his library (below)....
They are a bit bigger. Wooden handle. This size of small brass bristle brushes. SC
Sadly its even worse. It is not just towns called Metropolis. Mitropolitoon was used to mean "town of" and appears on coins from lots...
With high end antiquities auctions it can mean that a foreign state has staked a claim or started legal proceedings. Though we have also seen...
I agree that it is best to do little unless you are 100% sure of your skills. That said, brushing with a toothbrush should do no harm to any...
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