Great coins all. I am ashamed to admit that I have just two Greek coins, an AE19mm of Alexander the Great (Amphipolis) and a Seleucid serrate....
I've found out with uncleaneds that even with a few hidden gems (I once got a rare Macrianus antoninianus in VF condition in a hoard) that you get...
There are a couple of methods to try. I've used a distilled water soak over a period of several days. After the soaking, I rinse them off under...
Don't have one yet - need to fill in that slot in my collection. Nice coin, congrats on the acquisition.
I was just posting today on another forum's off-topic forum about an Arcadius coin I received in the mail yesterday. Somebody immediately...
I've bought several coins from FAC over the years. Thanks for the post.
I think that last post solves the mystery. Excellent detective work @TIF
That's the one I was thinking of. They had like 30,000 likes on Facebook.
The outlet that I was buying uncleaneds from based in the U.K. has gone out of business. Could it be that the supply of these coins is drying up?...
Very nice one @Cucumbor !
Great coins @Mat !
That's very true. Without newspapers, they were used to circulate the "news" throughout the reaches of the empire. And emperors/empresses did not...
This one comes from @John Anthony 's auction of last week and arrived in the mail yesterday with two other coins I won. For the price, it can't be...
Pretty cool coin. Nice helmeted obverse and interesting reverse.
Sure. That is not a particularly common reverse type, e.g. I have 10 Constantine's and Constantine II's and I don't have one.
Yeah, it is a Constantinian coin with an altar on the reverse, legend is BEATA TRANQUILLITAS...not sure if it is Constantine I or Constantine II.
Here is the last known hieroglyphic inscription dating from 394 A.D. and carved on the gate of Hadrian... [ATTACH]
Well @TIF I studied Egyptian Archaeology and Hieroglyphics in college and I'm still not sure what this represents. However, I really like your...
Here's one from @John Anthony 's recent auction...galley/legionary standards[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Happy Birthday Marc!
Quite a typo there. $65 million for a coin? Maybe for one of these... [ATTACH]
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