Another excellent reference, though quite dated, are the two volume set by Gabriel Calbeto, published in 1970. They are available from time to...
Nice writeup! There was an emperor named Didius Whose appearance was not so hideous. He bought the throne for a short stay, Bringing riots in...
This is an interesting thread, providing a window on another level of auction bidding. I've never employed the services of an agent/dealer...
What are the reasons that makes you think the coin has been cast? I've been collecting these coin for over thirty years, and I don't see any...
If you look just above the M on the obverse, you'll see a P, a little weakly struck. The P is for Potosi. The Mexico City mint used a small o...
Here's a coin that I've owned for while, since November 1990. It is a dated 8 reales cob of Potosi, 1617, that was salvaged from the Atocha....
I've been drifting around lately, pottering around the house, reorganizing the dust bunnies (who are unionized now), reading, thinking about...
It seems to me that the OP coin was first darkened, probably using liver of sulfur, and then the "sand patina" was applied. The exposed design...
My situation with US Customs at JFK rolls on, just like the shimmering sand dunes of the desert, with no clear end in sight. I am not very...
If, by dipping the coin, you are referring to using Jewel Luster or an other tarnish remover, I suggest against doing that. The chemical in this...
Artuqids of Mardin Qutb al-Din Il-Ghazi II. 572-580/1176-1184. AE dirhem NM & ND. S/S 31.1; Album 1828.1. 11.8 grams [ATTACH]
Be patient. It is not unusual for overseas shipments from Germany and other countries to take a month or more. How was your coin shipped? If...
Ordering coins from overseas is very much like playing the roulette wheel. I've had shipments from Germany take over a month, while another, from...
They appear to made of brass and were produced to commemorate a 30th anniversary. Interesting tokens.
Here's my hacksilver two shekels ingot from the Levant. 25.0 grams. 13th-10th centuries BCE. [ATTACH] Next: Another example of odd or...
I see. So this type 4 must have been produced 2 BCE or later, since I doubt the honorific title for Augustus would appear on a coin without...
Interesting. Since the Roman Senate bestowed this title on August in 2 BCE, and these coins were produced circa 10-14 BCE, there seems to be...
Thank you. Since there are two busts, in Janiform style, and of equal size,, I would assume that the plural Patres Patriae, Fathers of the...
Tis a clever croc, whose body can become the shape of a galley. All aboard! Also, there are two letters, "P" and "P" next to and below each...
Thank you all for your wonderful posts. I am not a specialist collecting this type, so I was not aware of the different varieties, a very...
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