I view it as a waste of perfectly good pennies. :)
I think its not "barbarous". Looks like a normal cast potin to me. Cool coin.
Wow, had a weird case of ... I don't know what you would call it. One of you two, @Insider @baseball21 need to post a pic, or something. It...
Yeah, but how will much of Florida survive without such tourism? Things like FUN are nothing compared to DisneyWorld, etc anyway.
Middle coin Anonymous Class C attributed to Michael IV 1034-1041. Here is an older article I wrote about them:...
OP, I know I am late to the thread but your coin is better than 90% out there at least. Nice coin. Anyone wanting to get into Byzantine coins I...
I agree. It has always been the most available of the three from the series for some reason. I have bought extra copies cheap over the years...
I would generally agree with your page sir. I own most save for the very esoteric ones like the Italy volumes. If you have Sear and DOC you are...
I think it would be hard to find a coin you could prove was altered to be used as a tool. I would think if it was still visible as a coin you are...
No sir, I am referring to references like "Sogdian Traders" that refer to hundreds of source documents about the trade on the Silk Road, how the...
That is what I like. This is why I buy low premium gold coins, much more interesting than bars. Even if gold never increases, I get the pleasure...
Where do I remember reading somewhere about "heavy" or 1.5 siliqua? Anyone else remember such a thing? I have too many books I cannot recall which...
Well, another huge aspect regarding lack of silver coin production in the later empire and during the Byzantine era is the Silk Road. The Silk...
I like both ideas, the older ones were intrinsically more valuable so Gresham's Law applied, AND they had a greater need for them later in the...
The thing is, I do not recall ever participating in an ancient auction where I wasn't blown out of the water on a lot unexpectedly. Every single...
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