Wow, had a weird case of ... I don't know what you would call it. One of you two, @Insider @baseball21 need to post a pic, or something. It...
Yeah, but how will much of Florida survive without such tourism? Things like FUN are nothing compared to DisneyWorld, etc anyway.
Middle coin Anonymous Class C attributed to Michael IV 1034-1041. Here is an older article I wrote about them:...
OP, I know I am late to the thread but your coin is better than 90% out there at least. Nice coin. Anyone wanting to get into Byzantine coins I...
I agree. It has always been the most available of the three from the series for some reason. I have bought extra copies cheap over the years...
I would generally agree with your page sir. I own most save for the very esoteric ones like the Italy volumes. If you have Sear and DOC you are...
I think it would be hard to find a coin you could prove was altered to be used as a tool. I would think if it was still visible as a coin you are...
No sir, I am referring to references like "Sogdian Traders" that refer to hundreds of source documents about the trade on the Silk Road, how the...
That is what I like. This is why I buy low premium gold coins, much more interesting than bars. Even if gold never increases, I get the pleasure...
Where do I remember reading somewhere about "heavy" or 1.5 siliqua? Anyone else remember such a thing? I have too many books I cannot recall which...
Well, another huge aspect regarding lack of silver coin production in the later empire and during the Byzantine era is the Silk Road. The Silk...
I like both ideas, the older ones were intrinsically more valuable so Gresham's Law applied, AND they had a greater need for them later in the...
The thing is, I do not recall ever participating in an ancient auction where I wasn't blown out of the water on a lot unexpectedly. Every single...
It means many of the coins minted were never released, so there are not as many around as you would think based upon the mintage. If a total of...
They will charge it if they can get it is the correct answer. EVERY time during such events premium spike, "we have the risk of it going down..."...
"Melted" before release means just that. The mint struck them, but they never sold, so they were remelted to make new coin blanks. Some of these...
This is a problem sir. "Ancient" coins encompass such a HUGE variety it is very easy to get lost and give up. My suggestion is to grab a hold of...
"You guys are a bad influence"....yes, yes we are. Btw Randy, we love everyone on the ancient board. Please never be intimidated. We all started...
Excellent point actually. This is where "smaller fish" can shine. Heck, grab a copy of Guido Bruck's Late Roman work, and anyone on this board...
Yeah, 1943 cents were made of steel, 1942 and 44 were made of bronze. So a bronze 43 or steel 44 are the jackpot coins if real. I would say 5000...
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