I must admit I don't recall the details of the 30. The 2 March and 6 April 2014 examples look obverse die identical to me. The others are very...
Can someone explain why all examples of the OP type are off-center in exactly the same way? I wrote the CoinForgeryDiscusionList about them in...
I believe you are right! I didn't think to look at acsearch. Thank you very much for the link. I use acsearch a lot, but would not expect to find...
A very nice idea, VK! I like the almost infinite variety of themes that can be collected under the aegis of "ancient coins." Now all you need to...
I have collected barbarous radiates (from the Gallo-Roman empire c. 270 AD and found commonly in Britain) for decades. Here is a coin I got in...
Meeting other collectors with like interests is great fun. I recently moved away from the ancient-coin collectors I knew. So, I am wondering if...
I have some barbarous radiates for sale that I bought from Baldwin's in London in 1991: http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/BarbarousRadiates.html...
Thanks for telling us your thoughts as well as showing us the coins.
Thanks for posting your new coins. Byzantine AE is a great area to collect. They are inexpensive and the Byzantine empire is loaded with history....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Decentius (351-353) 23-21 mm. VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE RSLG (Lugdunum mint) RIC VIII Lyons 137. Excellent portrait with full,...
The main critical reviews reviews pointed out that his dates did not fit all (emphasis on all) the evidence. One was written by a man who had just...
As a very minor ancient-coin bookseller, I can testify that the demand for books has dropped dramatically in the last five-ten years. I used to...
Some coins make you study them and check out all your resources. Maybe you like your most valuable coins the most, and maybe you like the most...
49 BC is the beginning of the so-called "imperatorial" period (Caesar crossed the Rubicon) and the problem of identifying unknown moneyers and...
I have read both volumes closely and enjoyed them a great deal. Harlan is interested in dating Republican coin types and to that end he explains...
Right. "Unlisted" is an often misused term. Sellers sometimes utilize it to raise the apparent value of a coin that is actually published, just...
QG, your Antioch pentanummia has a cross above the head. For a site on those unusual coins with crosses in that position (which are only a small...
To be "official" its issue must be initiated by the government. Normally that would mean it was made in a regular government mint, as opposed to...
I have a Magnentius with fallen horseman reverse (not from 2016, nor was the coin above): [ATTACH] AE15. 7:30. 1.96 grams. Heavy and glossy dark...
I love barbarous imitations, and yours is special. I wonder if the end of the obverse legend is AVGG with the second G large and partially off the...
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