I have a few squirreled away, need to take images. I like to buttress the Byzantine collection with denars etc. with some Venetian, and Frankish...
Not a fake. Lack of a complete legend is pretty normal for 12 nummi from Alexandria. I collect both Byz and Arab-Byz and some times its hard to...
Excuuuuuse me...it looks like all of you guys fell into a roach trap. My guess is that yous guys have been smoking a bit as you seem enamored...
Its a good coin. Chops vary all over the place. Here's my latest on an Imperial 10 cents from Hu Pei. Reverse is poorly struck, probably why it...
Dealer junk boxes, seriously. Dig in and have fun.
Thanks so much for sharing the stacking article. I will try it though have been aware of it for a long time. This will just push me to DO.
Nice coin, I have been working a large group of Antioch for a client, hardly any silver, mostly bronze. They can be very challenging as the...
I think the reason is obvious...;you saw it, you wanted it, you lusted after it and now you have it. What a fun coin. :shame:
Amazing!
Great coin, sorry you missed it. Happy Hunting.
Beautiful, historic, and inexpensive to collect as folks don't know what they are. There is no downside. I have 7 or 8 specimens, no gold, all...
Ok, I'll jump in. Just even circulation and a good get. Have fun with it. Remember, at this time Mexico was huge. It's ironic that a few...
Pshaw....
I confess, I watched it to. I'm out of town at the ANA Convention in Orlando. I'll catch up when I get back home. Of course we all know when the...
Some really interesting stuff. What a looker.:artist:
I see an ancient coin honoring the famous Bulwinculus.
From which mint are these from?
A great book you should have is by Guido Bruck translated by Alisdair Menzies: Late Roman Bronze Coinage An attribution guide for poorly preserved...
What a window into who we are and what we cherish. Imagine the knowledge we all have inspired by our curiosity. Last year I invited all of the...
OOPS, fingers screwed up, sorry about that.
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