Wow, that is a truly Brobdingnagian accomplishment. We see people all the time collecting Morgans, but rarely do we see people complete the set....
Ooh, interesting challenge, CBD. First, I'm not convinced that there is necessarily nefarious intent on the part of the picture-taker. Dimes are...
Although, if you look at the TruView, it does seem to show something better than a 60 (maybe 61, but probably not 62). The strike is somewhat weak...
I strongly suspect there are issues on the coin which are not apparent in those pictures. 60 is actually an uncommon grade, and they don't just...
Your pictures make it look AU-58. Your video makes it look proof? If you could convince them to put it in a PF-62 holder, then @ddddd is quite...
That one's going to get 2 from me. Doesn't make it to a 3, based on the descriptions and scale on the Johnny Cash website. While there is some...
Thanks everyone, I agree that this is a 5.
I know I've seen something like this before, but I just can't place it.
This is a type of Amisos, a city in Pontus. It shows the helmeted head of Ares, and a sheathed sword on reverse. Looking through the wildwinds...
Yup, these are very popular little coins. Everything you ever needed to know about them can be found here:...
That is a very low grade and heavily countermarked example of a Persian Siglos. There was a recent thread with a number of examples shown. The...
Found this on wildwinds: Philip I, AE28 of Heliopolis, Coele-Syria. IMP CAES M IVL PHILPPVS OVBOVS, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / IOMH...
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Thanks @DonnaML . I originally thought that "cistophoric" meant it had a basket of snakes (the name was tied to the symbol - sort of like...
Oh, how confusing. Apparently there is a Roman Collector and a Romancollector as usernames on the forum!
Moving into speculation, then, why was the snake basket (the cista of the cistophorus) removed? Were they trying to convert the population to the...
Brilliant summary overview, and much appreciated. Do you think any of this "removal of the snake basket" was motivated by the whole "Cleopatra...
I'll make no secret - @Romancollector 's post prompted my question because I was quite confused. His coin is beautiful - but I had no idea why it...
Beautiful! That sphinx is amazing! Okay, that really clears it up. Was this a common denomination? For example, everyone knows the denarius....
That one still has a basket with a snake, however, so I can understand why it is considered at least "cistophoric-adjacent", even if it doesn't...
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