Coin 1: Roman Empire, silver denarius of Julia Mamaea, circa 222-235 AD XF, some light cabinet toning. [ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, Issue by Severus...
Got it, and your selections have been marked on hold. Should ship Tuesday morning. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
"plncht"? "cntrft"? I'd like to buy a vowel, please.
It'll be a little while before I can get a March contest off the ground, since there are other contributors for that and I need to get all the...
It's been cut down for some unknown reason. That's PMD (post-mint damage) - not an error.
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It's French, not Swiss. The front of the holder is correct. The "Actually Switzerland, whoops!" note on the back is indeed a "whoops", since it...
A 1978 10-drachmai coin from Greece.
No, and no. It is not rare (1,637,000 of that date were struck and it catalogs for $2.00 in Fine) and you shouldn't clean it.
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NOW you're talkin'! That, sir, is a sweet CircCam. Show me a VF35 to XF45-ish example with that kind of contrast, and I'll dance a jig. :)
'Tis true, Julia Maesa was not the happiest looking individual portrayed on Roman coins. In that regard, she gives Galba a run for his money.
This is a handsomely crusty one. It could stand to have more contrast, though. (Not my coin- pic borrowed from DLRC) [ATTACH]
Man, if I could find me an 1859 IHC with that level of black-and-white contrast- but also with smooth, undamaged, nonporous surfaces? Why, I'd...
Of course! I forgot -Maesa and -Soaemias. Thanks, Bing!
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Those are definitely headed in the right direction. Now, I wanna see some with that level of contrast, but better surfaces...
Julia Domna... Julia Mamaea... Julia Paula, etc. (Did I forget one?) This Julia Mamaea/Felicitas denarius was a recent acquisition from @Ken...
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