I have read some of the ancient Chinese history by Sima Qian in which he spoke of "catties" of gold. I have no idea what a "cattie" - it might...
Fixed it - it should not have been there and I do not know how it got there - I'm still learning the system - thanks for letting me know - Blake
One of the oddities in our hobby is the concept that a coin can be "unlisted," in other words, not documented in the major catalogs. For those who...
It probably depended on the wealth of the person who passed -that's an interesting question though - however I thought that the Romans burned...
Like many people I arrived at ancient coins through an interest in ancient history. The two interests - collecting (actually more of an obsession...
that's my understanding as well - tooling, never good, smoothing - mostly ok
I have read that the sestertius provided additional space for Rome's great celators to work on. Unfortunately, the sestertius began shrinking...
I remember! This is a great site - I plan on posting a bunch of coins here that I have questions about. I like the beagle!
A Macrianus is a pretty nice find.
Quite a change from some years ago, when these were sold by the pound at the wholesale level. Some years back I saw a supermarket cart filled with...
Are people still selling uncleaned coins? I am not interested, just curious.
I would compare it to similar coins in databases like WILDWINDS, then check out the FORUM site - they have an excellent list of current fakes that...
Although I was already involved in the hobby, Doug Smith's articles taught me how to collect, that there was much MUCH more to this "hobby" than...
Still gets to keep the house but has to pay extra monthly - and the coin probably appreciated more than the house - but who sells these? I would...
Wonderful provincial sestertius, especially the reverse
I recall reading somewhere, perhaps on Moneta, a discussion on the rarity of dupondii of Septimius Severus. I do not think there was much of a...
Nice coin - I have always wondered why Rhodes struck such large bronzes - perhaps the need to only strike silver wasn't there in times of peace?...
I find that the longer I am involved with ancient coins, the less I am concerned about condition. I recall seeing this coin on your site, and had...
I was going to add that I have not seen a Geta as Caesa sestertius in major catalog sales of sestertii such as the October 30, 1995 Sternberg and...
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