Great coin Andrew. MA was one of the few emperors who was friendly with the Jews and he and his father-in-law are even mentioned in the Talmud as...
Here is an absolutely wonderful sestertius of the type on acsearch:[IMG] Divine Faustine Jeune, sesterce de poids lourd, Rome, après 176 A/DIVAE...
I have seen that on sestertii but not a denarius.
@Jbruce - Warren wrote this article on rarity in ancients I think I suggested before for you to read. fyi here it is again if you haven't checked...
that SANDY DESERT PATINA- that looks suspicious but the big carbon footprint all around is a key to the dating which of the new kingdom pharaoh men
congrats on your anniversary!
I know almost nothing about this whole realm of collecting- auction houses and authentication etc. But it would seem interesting and maybe...
" "This coin has been condemned by the IBSCC Photo/ by permission International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins. Refer Bulletin...
The issue of this coin happened as Nerva was easing the persecution of Christians and Jews- the year 97ce. What it might be discovered is that the...
maybe like this- similiar clothes- Indian Kushan: and similar symbols[IMG]...
@panzerman knows the gold. It looks a bit like Celtic? like this one style from VCoins:maybe not? just a guess[IMG]
Gained an interest recently in these Nerva issues that relieve tax burdens after Domitian's harsh edicts. This is an interesting article(linked)...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This was an anonymous buy several months ago. I think he is Suaromates I, King of the Bosporus. Worn and definitely conveying...
Thanks for your input Ken. The LRBs is not an area of interest for me but I think I get the gist. However as some might know here a big part of my...
Thanks for the info. i will check out the book you referenced and copy-paste your note here into the file on this coins attribution. much appreciated
Hi @Ken Dorney , from what I get from Wildwinds the RPC does count leaves. All the types listed have "eight leaves" on the wreath. Do you have an...
That might be so however in the case I spoke about the seller insisted that I return the "coin" and pay for the postage as some sellers say the...
That's a beauty. Struck under Mithradates VI Eupator, an amazing personality who would probably be as famous and heroic as the early Caesars if it...
They do care very much about negative feedback. They usually don't close an account till after they get some negatives to dent their 100% positive...
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