Sounds like Secret Santa did it up right!
I like the little silver bars! I might participate next year,although I'd probably throw in an ancient. I have to ship directly from the vcoins...
The Constans appears to be Sear RCV 18647 or 18648. I can't read the mintmark after SMAL... 18648 has a dot at the end. Alexandria, Egypt. I...
Sounds nice! My Secret Santa got me a Faustina, Jr. Sestertius and a silver siglos from the Persian Empire. I especially like the Merry...
May Santa bring you EID MAR denarii or 1804 Dollars!
I got a c. 88 BC Rhodes Drachm (VF, toned, raw) and an NGC slab Lucius Verus Consecratio denarius, NGC grade 'Choice VF'. Choice VF, my butt, more...
Gordian II is a wonderful addition to any collection! Very nice! Well, I have to get ready for family festivities. I'll check in later. It's...
I guess numiscorner ditched the grades in their descriptions. I trawled through the Byzantine page, trying to find an example....
The patina isn't as magnificent as the picture. It's more of a forest green, but still attractive. It was minted under Tiberius, 14-37 AD.
aXF by wear per the Philip Ant was probably too conservative, looking at the reverse. XF by wear. I'm sure it's a pretty darn impressive coin in...
Gosh, I don't know. I collect for the pleasure. I guess for giggles, aXF by wear (although it's probably higher than that, by wear)? VF by 1990...
That's a really good way to put it, Randy Abercrombie. [ATTACH] Justinian II - 685-695, 705-7011 - AE Follis - 2.84g Sear 1445 Ravenna Year 21...
It certainly is a much better-than-average justinian I tremissis, and a classic example of why it's hard to grade ancients. While I'd agree with...
This discussion has been most informative. Thank you, johnmilton and lordmarcovan, for posting your wonderful examples of U.S. coins. I don't...
Yes, stated grade is more of a theoretical discussion, in my personal opinion, when it comes to ancients. A numisforum member recently said that...
Here's my c. 1990 (ancients) grade scale. Also, when I started out in the early 1990's, I was also reading my dad's 1960's and 1970's coin books....
Most informative! It's a pleasure to pick the brains of someone with your level of experience. I had always wondered if the slabs would yellow, etc.
Thanks! The relief on the bust is so high, it's nearly 3D. The Seleucid tetradrachms are quite handsome, and generally the most 'affordable' of...
One could certainly call the handsome Otho VF. If one wanted to go really old-school, like 1930's, it would be a Fine. By my 'old school', I...
Well, I'm not a high-end collector in the ancients market, but here's my opinion, for what it's worth.. I'd rate it VF. VF/aVF, if one wanted to...
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