No, there is not a function for blocking dealers.
I like denture brushes better...the bristles are stiffer. [ATTACH]
There are actually a lot of tooled LRB's floating around. Below are some of my favorites; but these are terribly tooled. More skillfully tooled...
from RIC VII, the mean weights in grams A.D. 310 5.2g A.D. 312 4.5g A.D. 314 3.75g A.D. 318 3.35g A.D. 322 3.0g A.D. 330...
I agree, but here is the irony...
Here's a PAX AETERNA I just got that has iridescent toning. [ATTACH]
Constantinople 86 has a mintmark of •CONSZ•; with a • in front and behind. On yours there is no • evident in front, though it could be off the...
OSTROGOTHS. A.D. 493- 553. 20 Nummi or Half Follis (23x24mm 6.5gm) Municipal issue. Rome mint. INVICTA ROMA, helmeted and draped bust of Roma...
nevermind
It's called a barbarous radiate and it is not an official Roman coin, that is why it is small and looks crude. It is most likely copying a...
Yes, that is right.
Well, it is one of his brothers. Try reading the obverse legend- CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
It's the brother of Valens...Valentinian I; but it is from Siscia.
to further confuse the info about broken versus unbroken, take a look at Crispus London A.D. 317 unbroken [IMG] London A.D. 320 broken [IMG]...
Here's two from Constans [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Thessalonica
Yes, just a smaller version. Lots of different brass and polishing attachments. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
since the patina is shot, you could finish quickly by using a mini-mite with a brass cup brush.
From Spengler-Sayles “Although Lane-Poole, Edhem and others have identified the portraits on the obverse of this coin as being copied from coins...
Here is his argument; which, though I understand his point, do not find strong enough to follow his arrangement. "It seems more logical to...
RIC IV uses the terms "hybrid" and "irregular" fairly often. A useful, and updated, companion reference to the period covered in this volume of...
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