You have to wonder how many of these coins he would have seen in person. There may well be some examples where you could make this extrapolation...
Hi Doug, I had been pondering this too. Year 1 coins can be on a shorter production volume based on when the emperor rose to power, in this case...
I am working through a mixed batch of coins that I have bought to start off the year. The batch consists of about 20 Alexandrian Tets from...
I have already reported them to ebay but I have moved on as my replacement purchases have arrived.
This is not the first time that this has happened to me but it annoys me every time. An ebay seller, who sells a mix of modern, medieval and...
Lysimachos, Kingdom of Thrace, AR tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Rev:– Athena enthroned l.,...
I have a soft spot for his coinage. Oddly enough my last purchases last year included some of him as have my first purchases of this year..... I...
Just for reference. Here are the examples that I obtained for the two types (LIBERAL AVG COS and SAEC FRVGIF COS) cited by Curtis above:- [IMG]...
I have noticed a steady increase in charges and costs with this hobby across the board over recent years. I use Tranferwise where supported but...
It looks like there was lamination within the silver and at some point the coin has been subjected ot an impact, causing a crack and a separation...
Here is a Jupiter head type for Diocletian from Alexandria (courtesy of BM) [IMG] Galerius with Sol from Trier (courtesy of BM) [IMG]
A good find. Well spotted. It is listed in Bastien. Bastien 529 (4 examples cited).
I will only inflict a small number of mine Antoninus Pius [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Septimius Severus [IMG] Probus [IMG] Numerian [IMG]
I thought it worthwhile looking at an individual mint too. I focus on Lugdunum so thought it worth describing something from that mint. Up until...
Off-centre and Uneven but a good hard strike. Very little subsequent wear. [IMG] Next:- Another L. Papius
I can't answer the questions either but have a couple of examples.... Alexandria [IMG] Antioch [IMG]
Not a follow on in the spirit of the thread as I don't have any Justitia types with scales unless we are willing to accept Dikaiosyne, which I...
Doug, I had drifted into ancients by accident having been collecting English silver pennies, slowly getting earlier and earlier seen a coin of...
Maximian, Billon tetradrachm Obv:– MAΞIMIANOΣ ΣEB, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– None, Herakles, standing, head to his left,...
I have only ever met one other ancient collector in person. I had the opportunity to spend an hour with Curtis Clay in the back rooms of HJB...
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