You can clearly see the IV near the top of the obverse. If the coin is of Arcadius, there would be a D in front of the I. Theodosius II would have...
Is there a good online reference for these?
It's not too late. Distilled water will not harm the coin or remove any detail. But if that is bronze disease, not treating it will eventually...
It's not unusual to find a coin with an unlisted officina. RIC 52a seems like the best reference to me, but I'd probably note that it's an...
Jupiter is usually depicted nude on Roman coins, with just a chlamys hanging behind him. On this coin he's wearing a skirt. I doubt that's what it...
Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin. The tin makes the copper a little harder. All imperial asses are bronze. That's how we know.
I see a few flaws on one coin that do not appear on the other, and vice versa. So I agree with the above opinions. A double die match, rather than...
Whoa! I love that reverse, TIF.
You won't damage the coin by soaking it in distilled water and then scrubbing it with a toothbrush and dish-washing liquid and then rinsing it...
No sestertius. Just this common denarius from the Rome mint: [IMG] Rome mint, A.D. 202 Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG Rev: PART MAX P-M TR P X - Trophy...
Whew! I'm glad to hear that. For a moment I was concerned that they would discourage you from continuing collecting lest the posters become...
What is a "mass" owl?
I agree with most of the comments above, and I also think that people new to the hobby, particularly those coming from collecting moderns, are...
Not at all. What I'm saying is that the sample itself is skewed because only a tiny subset of ancient coins ever get sent in to be graded and...
But that information isn't reliable. It's a skewed sample and the sample size is much too small to have any validity. It's basically just a...
Here's one from Alexandria: [IMG] RIC 35 Obv: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG Rev: VN - MR - Emperor, vieled, standing right SMALΓ[dot] in exergue 17 x...
If you bought the coin in the slab, then you bought the insert, too. It's yours, and there's no obligation or reason to return it.
It doesn't look like bronze disease to me, just typical oxidation. If a soft powder starts accumulating, literally growing out of some spots and...
There you go. You've answered you own question.
Only you can answer that. Have you enjoyed the process? Do you like you coins?
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