I agree. Nice coin, but I would like to see under a loupe if the open fields had taken any hits from cleaning. Pretty coin either way, and even if...
I understand Doug. I was talking more physical coins rather than date/mm or type. I know all of my US material is in a SDB, has been for more than...
Are you calling me an old fart Tom? :) Yes, its less seasonal than before, but I still tend to find more material in early fall than at other...
Cool history. Mat, do I have a Plautilla coin?
Coin collecting is seasonal, always has been. The typical pattern is material piles up at buyers in the summer because fewer people are buying...
Is he wrong that PM has negative current income, and has barely kept up with inflation the last couple of years? Talking badly about someone in...
Yeah, a cogent, rational, and articulate article from a man with an engineering degree and a degree in business should be quickly dismissed if one...
I would agree. How I know offhand is the face is not right, and the owl is in the wrong position. This was the most famous coin in antiquity....
We simply did not need the coinage. Coming off of WWI there was no need for small change then. It is similar to what happened in the early 30's as...
I am just happy to see some excitement in ancients around here. We were beginning to think we were a bunch of weird old guys.
Maybe I am just weird, i like it all. At least concerning coins struck for circulation, find any interesting and love reading about them. 1832...
True cross man. :) Answer would be Helena or Constantine finding it, khusrau ll stole it, and i believe heraclius got it back.
Let me know if you ever want to trade that Vahran. I have been looking for one, but they want moon money for them nowadays. :(
Some are, some aren't. Where you get them is typical for ancient coins, ebay, dealrs, etc.
Yeah, for that timeframe you are looking at mainly byzantine, islamic, and chinese. Western collectors simply do not collect islamic and chinese...
Like Matt, i have some small silver greek 6th century bc. I have meant to get a 7th century bc electrum coin, but not yet. All told, i probably...
Yes,except for a few rare pieces. Luckily, they made a lot right before they stopped, so 14th century byzantine gold is not horribly expensive....
So wait, am I an old friend or new? :)
Yup, kinda plays into the other thread why ancients and world are lumped togeether. We just need to convince Bing to broaden his horizons a...
You didn't. Doug likes to give "complete" answers, lol. Btw, you can call me Chris. :) It appears we will be talking a lot to each other.
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