According to Melville Jones (Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins), in the early empire the word "moneta" means "mint", not "coin". At first "Moneta"...
The OP SARMATIA DEVICTA type of Constantine is one of the last specific-victory references on Roman coins. At the same time Crispus had this...
Hey TIF, How sure are we that the chemicals in the sticky part of the sticky paper will not tarnish silver? I have had some silver coins turn...
Agreed. The idea makes a good collecting theme, but it should be called what it is--a denomination set. "Types" are something else.
I don't, but I can appreciate that you have assembled a wonderful group. An OFFA portrait piece! Numerous other rarities in excellent condition!...
Very nice! I'd rank them in just about the same order, except I'd switch the Geta and Trajan. About the Republican piece: I see almost no wear....
I like like #8 for being different and #5 and #4 for good portraits and overall eye appeal, although others are really nice, too.
Beautiful and interesting coins! The Kyme and Magnesia are big and gorgeous. You get to add one more. The four autonomous civic tetradrachms...
In the 1970's and 1980's and early 1990's Alex Malloy (who wrote Coins of the Crusader States) was the main dealer in the US for medieval coins....
This is a useful thread. There are many "top 10" lists and it is hard to know if I've seen them all, so now I can go through them by number. Thanks!
I think that from this time period the coins of Trier have the best and most realistic style. That can explain some of their premium. Here is a...
Excellent coins. I agree with you--I put #1 and #2 in that same order. That is a very good portrait of Marius. My #3 would be your #6--I like...
Each of these coins cost me, including shipping, under $100. These ten are listed in order of purchase during the year: #1[ATTACH] 12-10 mm....
I, too, like the extreme portraits of #5, Constantine, and #1, Caracalla.
It is a modern fake. The type is important and even museums have made reproductions. There are far more fakes of this type than genuine originals.
Sear lists this one as a double victoriatus of the Thessalian League, following the victory of the Romans over Philip V of Macedon in 197 BC, at...
Excellent! My favorites are #1, the Republican denarius with reverse: Temple of Venus Erycina and #7 of Septimius Severus with city gate with...
I think it is a modern cast with a filed edge, not an ancient imitation. The surface is "soapy" like a cast. The forgers didn't control the...
Why worry about the OP coin when you could have a $15 Pertinax from the same seller? His coins are all modern fakes and priced low as if they...
And I thought I had a nice one, but yours is nicer. [ATTACH] 20-18 mm. 3.17 grams. Alexius I, 1071-1118. Sear 1931. C Φ AΛ Δ in quadrants of...
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