Quite a few Gaius, (Caligula) coins exist. Not as many as WOULD have, since he had a damnatio memoria declared and all likenesses were supposed to...
My only bit of "new information" on this topic is that I am seeing silver being advertised in the WSJ again nowadays. I don't think this is a good...
Btw, there is a book called Zecca, which is about the Venetian mint published by the ANS. The Venetian mint probably has more data available about...
The design comes from the Byzantine anonymous follis, I believe Class D. You can see the IC XC which is greek, (the language of the Byzantines),...
Maybe in your area of the hobby, but in ancients we are still putting up a good fight, as are EAC collectors I hear. :D Just kidding, I don't...
I would fully agree IF Ebay was the only place to buy. However, in my examples I posted, I can buy that book from 10 sellers TODAY if I wished to...
I have never seen an ancient coin that is damaged from finger prints. I would assuming medieval are the same. Do you have any information to...
I agree, but would modify it slightly. Education is key, but not indoctrination. What I mean about that is a person should educate themselves...
Great answer Mat. Yes, it was known the Antony's were debased, so they were spent. It was not until Nero that the Antony coins were deemed good...
Thanks. I had only ever seen the hard copies, and those are pricey as a set. :)
I agree. PrinceofWaldo, you yourself said you bought the coin for $595, and I am assuming you thought that a fair price. Whether you realized $100...
Yeah, CNI is really cheap, as well as easy to find. :( Sorry, just had to put a warning that this is not the easiest resource, or cheapest, to...
Too light for either of them. The Nero should be around 3.0, and I believe the Antony should be similar.
The problem to me, (and I thought it was a problem back when PCGS proposed their system back in the 90's), is imaging. You CANNOT grade a coin...
I have seen "dancer suit" imitation coins in bronze, silver, and gold. All three are used for different costumes.
I hear what you are saying, but also understand what Doug is saying. I have similar coins I buy. Some coins I buy I can get cheapest on Ebay, but...
For Spanish, Cayon and Cayon. For Japanese, its the JNDA catalog for modern, Hartill for ancient. I agree 100% about your point on specialized...
I agree with Eduard. The emperor is unmistakable. Gotta love that ugly mug, it always reminded me of Ed Asner.
I agree with Ardatirion. When it comes to ancient/world coins you need to "read" how its made. See how its perfectly round, perfectly even strike,...
Doesn't look like any mintmark to me, but I trust Tom B. I thought the mintmarks on these were stronger? Btw OP, the price of a 26S in particular...
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