I like to know the distribution of the number of coins struck by a die, or at least the mean, at various places and times. Was it 20,000 coins per...
Perhaps the most famous Byzantine emperor is Justinian, 527-565 AD. An ancient author, Procopius wrote two books about him that are still extant...
David, what (besides RPC) identifies this coin as one of Titus? The portrait? The "YIOC" (which means what?) in the legend? The rest of the...
It could get worse. Consider the "Terrorism Act and Antiquity Revenue Prevention Act of 2016" introduced by a Republican senator and co-sponsored...
Here is an excellent list of published monograms (It is not my site): http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Monogram But, it...
I was looking for information about Byzantine coins of Heraclius (610-641) with countermarks. Countermarks from Sicily are fairly common, but I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] MEC 1, 145 (Municipal issue). Ostrogothic. Municipal coinage of Ravenna, 536-554, time of Witigis and Baduila. 16 mm. 2.76...
Some coin types are very common, but that does not mean they can't have artistry and remarkable style. Witness this coin: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It...
I catalogued this recent purchase tonight. I wanted to post it so I searched CoinTalk for "Caesarea" and found this thread. Here is mine:...
Let's distinguish the terms "restoration" and "commemorative." Any DIVVS piece commemorates a deceased person. However, it is not a "restoration"...
Thank you for all the thoughtful responses. As Greg noted, there are enough good sellers that it makes sense to avoid those with dubious practices.
There is a non-US eBay seller with some coins I'd like. When I attempt to write him through eBay, I get: "We're sorry we couldn't find an answer...
I have long thought this was one of the most artistic Republican reverses. Even though the reverse fills the flan and the birds tend to be at the...
I just got this book in the mail. I ordered from Kolbe and Fanning when a previous thread mentioned they were having a sale. It is more beautiful...
I could hardly be a smaller business! Give my site a look, please. I added about a dozen coins to the top of this page:...
The weight is right. The style is fine and that type of uneven strike (e.g. the flat obverse rim from 3:00-6:00) is common. However, the obverse...
The OP cellphone photo makes the coin look like it has a wonderful toned surface. I'd prefer a coin looking like that than the coin in the reshoot.
eBay changed policy (quite some time ago) so that eBay bucks are no longer automatically applied to your next eBay purchase. It used to be that...
Sell it. . It apparently has profit potential, which is what a dealer buys for. If you have a collection, keep only coins that fit the...
@Mikey Zee, William Metcalf in his article "Tell Kalak Hoard" ANSMN 20 (1975) attributes it to a mint in Arabia, possibly Bostra. He considers the...
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