My understanding is that cabinet toning is a fairly subtle, grey to brownish toning that a coin acquires over years of storage in a cabinet. The...
I love your "doll face" owl. I've seen it before, and it is always a pleasure to see it again. I've regarded this coin as one of the best...
Absolutely none of those coin qualify as Starr Group IV owls. They are mass production owls. The first two owls have centering/flan issues, but...
Here's a sword ryal of 30 shillings, dated 1571, of James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, when he ascended to the throne in 1603...
The Roma floor auctions have very competitive bidding. Their E-Sale auction is coming up and it might have more opportunities for better...
No, the NGC slab does not have a Starr group attribution. I think you're correct - this coin is a Starr V.B. I'll need to look at the examples...
While we're on the subject of Starr groups, here's another Group V coin. This example seems to match, or nearly match Group V.A, 166b. It came...
That's a very nice example. I've seen this coin described as an eastern imitation, due to the style of the eye, with its more dropping lower...
Here's a hint, for a coin associated with democracy: This city/state is often called the "cradle of democracy".
I should add that I found the Starr group attributions in the recent Goldberg auction pretty off-target. I don't know if bidders were...
Yes, I think this coin fits more into Starr Group II, but I am a relative newcomer when it comes to Chester Starr's system of cataloging...
Here's my Claudius sestertius, struck in Gaul. [ATTACH] Next: With an election fast approaching, how about a Roman Republic denarius depicting...
The reverse seems to have a die break around 8-10 o'clock. This is not terribly unusual since dies generally were used until they nearly fell...
Nice models! It is my understanding that, when Rome eventually collapsed 395 AD, the city suffered greatly from fallen arches.
I just want to add that this is not my coin (I wish it was). It belongs to an acquaintance of mine.
Thank you all for your help. It certainly is an intriguing coin.
I am sorry to say that I don't have a single coin of Augustus. I did have a few at one time, but must have sold them back in the last Ice Age. I...
Speaking of multiple strikes, here's a follis of Heraclius, Constantinople, year 3, struck twice, with a 90 degree die shift. Additionally it...
The one example that I have readily available is a chariot drawn by two serpents, on the reverse, to the right of the owl, of this new style...
Thanks. I have difficulty, especially with a very crude coin such as this one, to distinguish the Greek 6 and Greek 7. Would you say the regnal...
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