I'm pretty sure the mintmark is SMK(gamma), ref: RIC IX no. 25b, mint of Cyzicus.
VK is right. The letters you read mean nothing. Did you verify that it was silver?
Just got back from vacation and caught this post. As everyone pointed out it certainly is a monogram of Theodahad and I assume you believe this to...
Why they used a dime date on a half dime is beyond me. Quite the QC department at the mint in those days.
I was just doing a photographic record of some coins when I saw your post. Here's an 1848 large date. It's one of the few that you don't need a...
Thanks guys. This isn't financial, I'm not going to sell anything. I just don't want to spend money grading coins that aren't worth more than the...
Hoping SuperDave can answer this for me: I'm going to send the 1850-O small O out for grading but would like to send others at the same time....
Thanks to all who responded. Much appreciated. That NGC variety site was what I was looking for. I collected these in the '70s thru the late '80s...
I was going through some of my old coins and I came across this 1850-O half dime with what appears to be a very small reverse "O". It seems much...
Hey VK, I'm old and I feel like one sometimes. BTW, you should recognize this monogram.
Great coins all and interesting thread. Actually I think my rarest coin is shown in my avatar. I guess only late Roman guys may recognize this.
A provincial of Trajan issued in Cilicia Diocaesarea with a Triskeles reverse: [ATTACH] Sometimes the most simplistic designs attract me the most.
There's quite a few different varieties for Apollodotus. Here's a AR Drachm: [ATTACH]
VK: Really like that Jovinus issue of yours. What's interesting is that in my opinion these two siliqua are of equal scarcity. Not rare, but tough...
I read a post the other day talking about ancient coin dealer Tom Cederlind who passed away earlier this year. I spent many, many hours talking to...
Some of my favorite pieces to collect are the smallest nummus coins of Justinian. There's a whole lot of them but these are some interesting...
Here's the matching decanummium which incredibly happened to be the photo that got janked. It's the only example I've found. [ATTACH]
Thanks Mikey. That's why I like ancients ... and the cointalk format, you're always learning something new.
Nice coin but it breaks my heart to see it confined forever inside that slab. Free the Argenteus!
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