@Al Kowsky Thanks for the feedback. So, what I have is an interesting Gallienus. It is even more interesting when I consider the great feedback...
Happy St Pat's Day. My grandmother was born in Ireland in the late 19th Century (about 1885). The house where she was born had been in the family...
This one is 2.44g and 19.5mm
I have what I think is a Gallienus that has most of the silver still in tact on the obverse and virtually all of the reverse in tact, but none of...
Above the A R I see what may be a lamination on one and a die break on another. Is that so?
Thanks everyone. I can just log it as a tiny barbarous.
I had to change my path too. I ran out of US stuff to collect since I am not in to the ballast they are minting. I went to cleaning and...
@dwhiz Congratulations on your one year anniversary of by-pass. I had a triple in April of 2001. Still doing all I hoped for. Play golf at least...
My entry guess is 69
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I have a very tiny coin that I think is a barbarous Tetricus with radiate. One side might be Victory with seated captive. It is 8.5 X 9.0 mm and...
With ancient coins I think cleaning is just part of the process of owning one. Virtually all of them require cleaning, if for no other reason than...
As far as I am concerned they don't even make it to my wanted list. But, I am glad to see @furryfrog02 get a nice mess of them. Way to go.
The people who distributed them to circulation didn't do a very good job. Some places have a bunch and other places have none.
I think a lot of people are short on funds and when coins are available they cash them in.
Thanks. This is great help.
Yes, it is radiate.
Thanks for the feedback.
I am lost on this. It is a new type to me. I'm guessing it as a Gordian III minted in Nicaea. It was very corroded and I can't do much with it....
Still no respect.
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