I forgot to mention I am no longer buying uncleaned coins but just trying to upgrade those portraits I do have and filling out the list of every...
Nice OP coin. I hope it is not tooled. My eye is not yet experienced yet to detect this.
What a great find!
The claim with one of the vendors is that they never picked through the lots to pull anything out of higher value. But that didn't stop the...
I got the bag from crustyromans.com, which stopped selling hoards last year. I think this batch is one of the last ones they sold. I think...
Yeah that nice tet made it all worthwhile ! ;)
Here is my last remaining inventory of uncleans, hadn't had a chance to go through them and attribute some of the buggers. Lots of culls, too,...
Sad to see...
Galeria Valeria? Did she really look like this? [ATTACH]
That is a very interesting stylistic difference on the reverse. I don't think I've seen one where the poor horseman is actually under the horse....
One day hopefully it will all get sorted out. I have seen increasing use of the term "nummus" in auctions and sales for both coins in the range of...
Beautiful coin!
F, but I would wait and get a better example. A good one may cost $20 to $25
Nice coin @David Atherton !
Here's mine... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I started out when I was 11 with a Gordian III antoninianus I saw at the local coin store. The portrait really impressed me as well as the fact...
Boggy conditions can preserve leather due to the anaerobic nature of the conditions. Think of all the well preserved dead folks found in bogs in...
Welcome to cointalk @Roma !
Hello and Welcome to the Forum!
Here is a Maximianus Herculis: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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