Why must there be something done to help new collectors? Is it incumbent on seasoned collectors to hold the hands of new collectors? Having said...
That would be a highly subjective list. I see people praising a particular seller and wonder if they have even bought from many other sellers....
here's an unusual one I sold a few years ago. It is a poor attempt at copying a gold coin of Severus III-- note COMOB in the exergue. 10mm 0.5gm...
here's a neat minimi. It's copying an official Constantinopolis with GLORIA EXERCITVS two soldiers reverse. Official examples are pretty small at...
The PIETAS reverse is a fairly common type for Tetricus II [ATTACH] image from Wildwinds
No, it's definitely unofficial...I should have put that in the post.
This small coin has an obverse that looks like Tetricus I paired with a reverse that resembles a Tetricus II reverse with a vase. Tetricus A.D....
I think that it must be a typo. None of his other coins are priced so ridiculously. Have you asked the seller?
I'm sure the auction house just saw another cruddy LRB and threw it into a group. My max bid was more than 3 times what I paid though, so it...
It's interesting to me that this coin was sold in a lot by CNG. There was no mention of anything special...it was listed as just a Constantine...
though RIC VII calls it a shield, I believe the object is actually a wreath. RIC VII describes the reverse of the VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP...
RIC VII notes that horseman appear on some shields; which prior to this coin, was right. There are perhaps 4 shield designs (studded, vertical...
This VLPP has a a hippocamp on the shield, which is unusual. In fact, I have never seen another example. There are decorated shields with a...
Yes, it's pretty cool, it also has slight drapery and aegis on the left shoulder.
Thank you, I will record it as a year 14, with the I missing or just plain hard to see.
I thought about year 14; but I could see no evidence of an I.
I have not been able to find a reference for this year 4 coin, but I did only check a few online sites, including RPC. Does anyone happen to have...
[ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 311- 312 21x23mm 3.9gm CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. ADVENTVS AVG N; Prince riding left,...
It's interesting that the Frist center is the "exclusive North American venue"
"this figure is the total price for MFA 01.5425-01.5657" the coin you linked to is MFA 01.5595
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