They look good enough to all be keepers. Nice pickup!
First of all, I want to remind the reader that there are exceptions to generalizations, and this post is full of generalizations. (And, it is...
I added numerous ancient imitations from my collection to my sale page of imitations (genuine ancient coins that were counterfeits in their day):...
Terence, those examples are gorgeous! Not only is the original artwork excellent, the dies were fresh and the preservation is superb. You have a...
The OP type could start a thread on "largest head for the flan size". [ATTACH] 19 mm. The head is so large it leaves no room for any legend and...
Mithradates II of Parthia (123-88 BC) : [ATTACH] 22-21 mm. 4.20 grams. Sellwood 26.2. Shore 78. Mint of Ecbatana
I started a thread (perhaps unwelcome) by the title "Prices can go down" https://www.cointalk.com/threads/prices-can-go-down.297348/
One possible thread here would be to post a coin you bought this year for 1/2 what it sold for five years ago. Prices and venues were being...
Some people argue that auctions are higher priced and others argue that vcoins is higher priced. I limit my thoughts to auctions from coin...
The OP had a helmet only type, as well as a type with Athena in a helmet. Helmet only types are much less common. Here is a small one: [ATTACH]...
I don't understand how this is compatible with the countermark @dougsmit showed I have the countermark on a coin commonly attributed to Datames...
Mine has the type of @Mikey Zee 's, but not the quality. [ATTACH] The two deep test cuts managed to avoid the the key parts of the type. The...
I own it and used to use it, but it was published long ago as an outline and working draft. It has been superseded. Use RIC. A few years ago I...
When anyone posts coins, they should include the diameter, unless the denomination and its size is well known. The size comparison with the finger...
@TIF, I love the writeup and it is definitely a fabulous coin. I can't show anything remotely like it (but wish I could!).
I'd like posters to (always) give the diameters of the coins they illustrate. Images by themselves are not enough to tell how big a coin is...
Thanks for the excellent post with the story of the fall of Constantinople. The coin is a super prize.
Here is my Crawford 38/6 = Sear 615. [ATTACH] 25 mm. I once was in a library that had Haeberlin and noted he listed 271 specimens. Not rare!
Emmett is close to a complete list of types, which is why it is the most-cited work. However, as others have noted, it lacks photos and the...
I have read it. We must be up to three by now (if you count the author). :)
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