Not sure of this one. Possibly a Diobol from Alexandria (Egypt)? Milne 123a is the closest I could find (it shows Claudius on the obverse). It's...
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Looking for any more info on this. Closest I found was a listing on the Wildwinds site that mentioned a mule with a reverse of Severys...
I have several similar pieces. How do you distinguish between the Constantine II AE3s & Constantius Chlorus (especially if the obverse legends are...
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Thanks for the move. I forgot we even had an Ancients forum, as little as I have reason to peruse it. My scale isn't accurate enough to get...
After browsing some emperors profiles, I'm guessing this could be Arcadius? If so, would this be a tresmissis? Or what other denominations of gold...
I'm cataloging an estate with a slew of Roman, Constantine, & Crusader coins, which are a bit outside of my usual focus. I recognized a few As...
Thanks. I'll check that out under the scope and see if it matches with better pics.
Yeah, they were rushing to make them and quality control apparently took a back seat to mass production. But, I like the die cracks as they make...
How are the die cracks on these mass produced Morgan's tracked? Do they have VAM numbers, or are die crack states assigned another catalogue code?...
I'd suggest at least 48 hours in cool distilled water before anything else. I've had some luck with acetone, but you don't need to soak it for...
I picked out a 2002 & a 2006 Brittania that both seem to be reverse proof designs (a 2013 is shown for comparison). Are these included in the...
2 of the Morgans in that pic came from the "nice" tray. Any guesses which ones?
I'm picturing Ian Anderson being very modest about how he chose his screenname...
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My thought is that the dealer was checking for CC's & forgot to filter out the key date S's.
If you have any designs you particularly like, you can always get the 5oz 0.999 silver varieties. And play hockey down the road...
Anyone want to see the rest of the cull bin finds that day?
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