The ones Doug was taking about are from the facing-bust era which is later, as @catadc noted. I think yours is from a die intended for 20-nummia...
As always, "It depends." Some types almost never have flan cracks (e.g. denarii of Maxminus Thrax) and then they would be a big negative --...
Domitian AE. [ATTACH] Domitian. Thrace. Perinthos. 35-33 mm. Heracles standing left. RPC II 362. Next: Another Roman provincial 33 mm or larger.
Some in this thread are worth only $5-$10 if bought live from a person who has many. Most are $20-$30. One was NGC with a (high) price given. The...
It took me a while to decipher this coin. The flan is small, with some legend off the flan. The legend begins c. 11:00 and goes clockwise (with...
The statue is in unbelievable condition. I searched and found an image of it on line at French wikipedia, but it didn't say where it is and...
Here is a coin of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610-641). Take a look at how the name is spelled on this coin. [ATTACH] Follis. 32-29 mm....
Sometimes one has to go to the books to decide, but in this case the portrait does it. Maximian had an upturned or bulbous nose, and Galerius did...
X bar denarius: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Head right, GRAG behind, crossed X before neck/quadriga right, L.ATES below. Moneyer: L. Antestius Gragulus. c....
Some coins have astrological or astronomical themes. This one is a so-called "Turkoman bronze." Most Arabic coins do not have figural types, but...
The color (obverse only) may be great now, but what color will it be in ten years?
@Pellinore , that was a very helpful post. It reminded me to look at Zeno.ru where I found similar pieces:...
Do you ever buy a coin far out of your collecting area(s)? I just got this one from "Tokharistan" which is not your most well-known place....
I added a number of Roman coins to my "inexpensive" page--most at $5-$8: http://augustuscoins.com/inexpensive.html but a Delmatius for $9 [A...
In which case you would "need" one of these: [ATTACH] 21-20 mm. 3.20 grams. RIC --, see page 233f, typs 256, 267. Cunetio --, Normanby 1144 (1...
[ATTACH] Hadrian, 117-138 32 mm. LIH = year 18, 133/4 Nilus reclining on a crocodile Next: A different river god.
[ATTACH] 20-18 mm. 2.91 grams We call him Claudius Gothicus, but few of his coins do. There are coins with reverse type VICTORIAE GOTHIC, but...
The flips I use crack easily too, but I don't let it bother me. I just replace the flip. I don't look at any given coin so often that breaking a...
It sure is! That is one of the very nicest I have seen and much better than mine. Nice pickup!
Class H folles are attributed to Michael VII, 1071-1078. Michael VII came to the throne as a minor when Romanus IV lost the disastrous battle of...
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