Before buying any ancient coin I recommend you go to vcoins.com and search for similar coins. For example, search for "Probus" "All dates". You...
I like Constantine as FIL AVGG. You can read the story here: http://esty.ancients.info/FILAVGG/ [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is the best variety, with...
Hindsight can be 20/20. Years ago rarity was relatively more important than it is today, in which the main focus is on condition. So, if many...
I have a web page with links to internet dealers who are not just eBay sellers. I did not list dealers on vcoins, rather those with personal web...
I disagree. Simply search both for whatever you want and pick the best option. I think more often it will be vcoins.
Here is one with tongs: [ATTACH] 3.94 grams. 6:30 die axis. 19 mm. Sear 1.367, page 141. Crawford 416/1b. 62 BC. "Given the date of this...
List members have posted small fractional silver coins before. This one (compared to a US cent in a way pioneered by Doug) is 5 mm and 0.235...
Thanks for letting us hear about the show. If anyone else goes to a show, tell us the story of how it went. I love shows but get to on average...
On the web there is a bibliography of works on Nabatean coins http://www.vincentwest.org.uk/nabatea/bibatoz.htm
I think the surface condemns it as fake. The roughness is of an unusual quality and the reverse almost bows out, where bowing in slightly would be...
I like the distinctive nose of Constantine from the Antioch mint. That's a really nice coin.
I agree with the responders who ask you to imagine your feelings if you bid x and lose by a small amount. If you feel that x+10% is too much for...
Maximinus Thrax, Roman emperor 235-238, was a giant--the tallest and strongest man in the empire. His denarii have three distinct portrait styles....
Big coins are impressive. If you want a huge ancient coin, there are some very large Ptolemaic pieces, 40 mm or even larger (here is one CoinTalk...
I am confident, even from a fuzzy photo, that it is fake. The letters are far too thick. It is not even very deceptive. Don't spend money...
Some metal detectorists in Jersey found a ton (really!) of Celtic coins (maybe 70,000 pieces) which are all stuck together. Cleaning is beginning:...
For coins of that time period, consider using this site: http://esty.ancients.info/ricix/ on the AE coins of RIC IX (Valentinian I and later, AD...
I recently bought this Galerius follis which was misdescribed as a Maximianus: [ATTACH] 28-26 mm. 9.66 grams. Yes, the legend says...
I said the body and head don't belong together and now I see the Met says they do (Thanks, Doug). Some ancient statues do have the head-to-body...
Maybe a moderator could correct the misspelling in the title of this thread. He meant "provincials".
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