There is good reason to collect FEL TEP REPARATIO types. They are inexpensive. They have good size. If condition is your criterion, they can be...
DIVO SEVERO PIO [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Different reverses: Eagle on globe; pyre, with facing quadriga on top; draped throne with wreath on seat.
I think grading ancients on a single scale is impossible and discussion of it is tiring. There is no good parallel with grading US coins on the...
If you want to turn them into money, you won't get much. The Galerius is worth maybe $2 and the Phocas more, if it can be cleaned of green spots...
I have for sale some great reference works at http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/numislit.html The newest ones are listed here. Shipping in the...
It might have the facing bust of a lion, with the top at 4:00. Ionia, Miletos.
That same dealer, Forum, also says "For coins, our consignment fee is 10% of the sale price or a minimum of $40, whichever is greater." So, that...
The shipping included insurance, not just postage. On a nearly one thousand pound purchase, the amount for insurance would have been on the order...
That is so true. The more you know, the more is interesting. You will never come to the end of it. That is good. You can collect for 40 to 50 or...
Doug's posts are wonderful, informative, and well-illustrated. However, I think the Genius types are great too! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Galerius, of...
The coins of Volodya and Carthago are spectacular. Here is mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bought in 2006 at a show, 40 times its cost would buy...
Aelius was governor of Pannonia. Therefore I like the coin of Pishpash above which explicitly mentions Pannonia, as does this one[ATTACH][ATTACH]...
I am selling off coins from my collection of coins of Valentinian I and later emperors at http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Valentinian.html as I...
TIF, I got my shipping notice from Pecunem 40 Feb. 11.
Feb. 9 I ordered some books from Spink's in London and they arrived this morning, Feb. 12, to me in Montana. FedEx deliveries are remarkably...
Has anyone else experienced significantly longer postal shipping times from Germany recently? I live in the western US and have shipments coming,...
Constantine made Christianity legal. Theodosius made it illegal to not be Christian. I have loved his types and am offering seven different types...
Under Andronicus II most flans are badly split, as seen above. Here is one with both a split flan and an error strike -- a brockage! [ATTACH]...
I agree with Herberto and others who noted the original coins are of poor quality. I would not be surprised if in bulk coins like those could be...
I have seen group lot photos of ancient coins, maybe somewhat out of focus suggesting an amateur seller, with a number of typical common low-grade...
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