I must say that Justinian looks a like someone whose credit card has just been compromised. :depressed:
The pandemic is definitely having an impact on shipping, primarily due to the tremendous decrease in the number of available domestic and...
If you have a shipment, domestic or international, that is experiencing delay, here is a link to the form available on the USPS website that...
I think many people look at coins primarily as an investment. I agree that this is a fundamental mistake. As with any area of collecting,...
The earring is clear. Behind the earring is an extension of the helmet's neck guard and is comprised of a chain of metal links extending from the...
Here's one more contribution, ex Berk. As with many of the coins I post, this example has been in the collection for around 30 years or so....
I'm going through the boxes, separating the ancients from other coins, mostly world, and I came across this interesting sestertius that I...
Here's a half follis from Antioch, year 22 (548/9 CE). This coin is unusual because a decanummium die was used for the obverse. ex Harlan Berk...
Here's an AE 80 drachms that is currently in ICU for bronze disease mitigation. This coin had a good, even red and green patina when I bought...
I found another imitation Athens tetradrachm today. I knew that I had another example of the "large punch hole on reverse" variety. This coin...
Not only the smoothing, which is not terribly distracting, but a good chip in the patina on the reverse, but, as my granddad used to say "somebody...
Henry VIII debased his silver coinage to the point where he earned the name "Old Coppernose" due to the silver wash wearing off his nose,...
It took me a while to rummage through the boxes, but I was able to locate my Elizabeth I crown. I purchased this coin back in the mid-1980s, from...
And notice how the rim of the punch causes the metal to rise, as would be expected, and the bottom comes to a tapered point. This is not the...
Yes, some coins recovered from burial sites have a really nice, blue patina. Dem Bones! Fats Waller- [MEDIA]
Yes, the hole does not go through the obverse. It is truly massive, about 5 mm wide and roughly 2.5 mm deep, and flat at the bottom - unusual....
I'm sure the coin does not have bronze disease. It's a nice coin. I would keep an eye on it. The less that is done to it the better. One...
I don't see any indications of a copper core, such as places where silver plating has fallen off. I would tend to agree that debased silver, with...
Egypt? Sabakes? 16.2 grams, 21.5 mm, 9 h. [ATTACH]
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