Not saying there is not good older stuff, and nice websites like our own @dougsmit and @Valentinian have. However, lots of not so great ones...
Yeah, but tons of them are wrong online too. Fortunately there is one great book on coins of Alex III, unfortunately its expensive because its...
I love the reverse and its incorporation of early Christian iconography.
Just like a tet from Alex III is a very stereotypical ancient coins, the Athenian owl is even more so. I don't even collect ancient greek and I...
I love the parrot comment. Every time I hear the word parrot, I think of Monty Python,"This parrot is never more, its bloody pushing up...
Personal experience. I know a man who was wanting to get into coins. He bought a few old silver dollars from a friend of a friend. When I let him...
Grading them is similar to grading any coin. Look at what a perfect one would look like and judge the level of wear on the current example. Every...
To all of those who "want" any of these pieces of garbage, do you realize the damage you are doing to your own hobby? By buying such stuff you are...
I read an article in the WSJ the other day, so I went to Aliexpress. Anyone who wants to know how scary these fakes are, and how cheap, should go...
This coin in particular has to be one of the toughest to find a perfect example of. They simply made the die so busy that any offcenter strike or...
Lol, now you are thinking like Chris John! If one is good, two are better!
When I bought mine, my requirements were a full camel neck, ARETAS showing, and decent artistry on the figure. It all depends on what is most...
I didn't see anyone else correct the OP so I will, its actually Khusro II. About Khusro II; the reason the coins are so common is he was in the...
I agree completely. I feel the lack of change in US coinage is more an example of lack of US leadership than it is something to be proud of. There...
I would have to say, not to be a homer, but US coins. We are about the only ones who haven't devalued or completely changed sizes of our coinage...
Rereading this thread and have to agree with you about the allure of completing a set when close. Even me, one of the most vociferous anti-set...
Now famous/influential people would be interesting. Be warned, though, that many collect these simply because they were famous, raising prices....
Eh, do it in gold. RIC 35 and 61 do not have ELAGABAL. ;)
I sure hope you didn't mean me in this assertion. The reason I asked him was I literally have met collectors who collected the 12 Caesars because...
Its hard to tell you how to get a focus. Certain areas simply speak to you. I am a fan of multiple focuses, (obviously), and people think I just...
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