I will dissent here. I think hammered coins (that have usually been buried in the ground for a longtime) deserve a different assessment method...
I'm sure many people recognize this coin (despite the spelling): [ATTACH] Here's his Eastern friend: [ATTACH] Not my coins, however...
Good pick up. I imagine that part of the problem was that Vabalathus was the Latinized form of his Arabic name Wahb Allat. (source: Wikipedia, for...
You are living in good times. There are more and more good sites on the net that deal with Ancient coins. People like Ancient Doug have been...
Ancient Doug: That really is a great peice of history. Vabalathus's father, Odaenathus, was King of the Palmyrene empire. He was assassinated in...
This is one of the few Ancient coins I really would like to buy. :rolleyes: My interest in Ancient history becomes most passionate when...
Here is a nice review of the bronze disease plight. Ken Harl is the co-author. For those who don't know, he is a great Ancient historian and...
Nice piece of history. I enjoy British numismatics (1688-1837) and the history behind the pieces. That said, I think his image might be more...
Thanks for reading and commenting on my post. The article I posted is very focused. I might write others in the future, however. I'm sorry I...
(Here's a rough draft of a future article I plan to submit at a non-numismatic site dealing with everything about Ancient Roman history. Any...
I like old copper: [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] guy
:eek: This is truly scary. Hopefully, NGC and PCGS would recognize them as fakes. Then again, there are now fake slabs on the market place....
A big red flag for me is "Private listing. Bidders' identities protected." Oh, how convenient. guy
I've frequently used this diagram to "keep the players" straight in my simple mind :rolleyes:: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Nice coin. Nice piece of history. She is one of the forgotten "powerbrokers" in Roman history. She was a strong willed woman. I wouldn't want...
A beautiful collection. Thank you. :bow: guy
Wow. I don't think I've accumulated 500 total coins of all types combined. What was your motivation to collect Probus coins? Was it the...
I still like this link for beginners like I am. This site is useful in identifying late Roman bronze coins from AD 317-498:...
What you wrote, I think, is the advantage of collecting and studying Ancient numismatics. Unlike modern coins, ancient coins don't lend themselves...
What might be interesting about this is a serious move by Berk to enhance his presence beyond Ancients to modern coinage. guy
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