[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The lead coin on my page about ancient imitations: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/ Moneyer Q. Minucius Ter. M.F. Obverse: Head...
I went to vcoins and typed in "Augustus temple" and that seemed to work. I do not vouch for the value of the comparable coins there.
I hope you invited him to visit CoinTalk. Many of us would be collecting alone were it not for on-line forums. A newbie is more likely to continue...
I got this one in late August: [ATTACH] Class A2, attributed to Basil II ("the Bulgar slayer") and Constantine VIII, 976-1025. Sear 1813....
Byzantine copper coins are often overstruck on previous coin types and the quality control was often so bad that the undertype can be identified,...
I just added a variety of ancient coins to my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Trajan sestertius AQUA TRAIANA, Licinius II with an...
Here is a large, 33 mm, Roman provincial coin with a delta, Δ, countermark: [ATTACH] Gordian III (238-244) struck at Selucia ad Calycadnum in...
A simple, but sometimes overlooked, idea is to move things to the second floor in advance, if you have a second floor. A foot of water soaking a...
Here is another very common type: [ATTACH] 14 mm. Constantius II, struck 347-348, just before the FEL TEMP REPARATIO reform of 348 and after, Kent...
I think I saw that coin being offered and I had concerns about the surfaces. Look at hundreds of Sasanian drachms and those surfaces stand out as...
I just checked the list of cities: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E2tZfrXnmQZcb9XAQKHUQCTLOzFUsKeHfHJBfowiAwc/edit#gid=0 and it seems we...
I use and really like the Frankford Arsenal DS-750 Digital Reloading Scale which is $23.70 (plus shipping) on Amazon. It weighs to 0.01 grams up...
I have heard of enough physicists and astronomers (a type of physicist) collecting that, of all professions, they are way on up there in the...
An arachnid, a scorpion, perhaps advertising the pleasant desert conditions of Commagene (ha!). [ATTACH] Antiochus IV, Epiphanes, King of...
Here is a scepter on the obverse. [IMG] Constantius I, Caesar 293-305 and Augustus 305-306. CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES Bust left, cuirassed, with his...
Yes, that is an extremely common type. I remember going a coin show long ago (before European dealers stopped bringing so many bulk coins to shows...
If you count Chinese coins, these might be among the most common: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/12/25/coins-found-in-a-han-dynasty-tomb/...
What is the visual difference between a Victory and and angel? Victory is a female and angles are male. How can you tell them apart? Some authors...
I have two well-known types of Greek coins from Cilicia for sale and two that are rare types. [ATTACH] The famous Baal/lion-attacking bull stater...
What is the most common ancient-coin type? In the 1980s I used to think it was the Constantinian era "GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers and two...
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