Its a great post. This is one of the greatest problems I have in ancient coins is pronunciation. You can read about a word, write about it, but...
Mexican 50 pesos. Its about 1.2 ounces net weight gold. They first struck them to commemorate the revolution, but continued to restrike them. Ones...
Oh come one sir. You are more patient than that. I posted elsewhere a recent pickup I made. It was a reasonably priced gold coin of Theoderic. You...
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I guess I would ask similar, why is the reverse symbol on this assumed to be a representation of Mercury specifically? I have seen pendants with...
That is what it is all about man. Whether I am buying coins I like, bulk bullion, or whatever, if I am not having fun there is no reason to be...
Yep, that is it AN. I would say mine has a better artisitic portrait though, no offense meant to your coin. Fantastic reverse, better than mine.
Yes, its pretty accepted the Skythians were the western satraps. There was northern and western satrapies, but the northern one fell much earlier....
I was about 5-6 in the mid 70's. A little silver was still in change, and quite a few buffalo and war nickels and wheat cents. My first silver...
I agree. With most things in coin collecting, patience is your friend. Have you checked pop reports? I am pretty sure they exist. Have you reached...
I agree, I love the maximinus. Great update.
Eh, it was a $12 purchase. Serves me right for not looking it up myself. I will just throw it in the Kushan box and tear up the tag, no loss....
Sometimes we forget how hard it must have been to make these things. Not only did they have to contend with modern .inting issues, but lack of...
Yes, zoroastianism is a very old religion, and was tbe state religion of Persis and later the Sassanids. You knew the kings of Persis were the...
Thanks. I thought it looked very Kushany, but was believing the tag. I will update my flip. :(
Tell you what, if you REALLY want to know "who's buying" its China and India, (though half is smuggled into there now). They are still huge buyers...
The tiny ones are where the best discoveries can be made. Everyone loves big coins. One time from a good seller I bought by the pound and got a...
The skythians are indigenous to central asia. Approximately modern day southern russia. Before the Kushans arrived, a group of them had attacked...
I probably have fewer Ostrogothic coins than you VK, but am afraid I have you beat on 6th century coins. :) Byzantines are very easy to come by...
Its a fairly new firm, only being founded in 1666. :) They publish RIC amongst many other things.
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