In which case you would "need" one of these: [ATTACH] 21-20 mm. 3.20 grams. RIC --, see page 233f, typs 256, 267. Cunetio --, Normanby 1144 (1...
[ATTACH] Hadrian, 117-138 32 mm. LIH = year 18, 133/4 Nilus reclining on a crocodile Next: A different river god.
[ATTACH] 20-18 mm. 2.91 grams We call him Claudius Gothicus, but few of his coins do. There are coins with reverse type VICTORIAE GOTHIC, but...
The flips I use crack easily too, but I don't let it bother me. I just replace the flip. I don't look at any given coin so often that breaking a...
It sure is! That is one of the very nicest I have seen and much better than mine. Nice pickup!
Class H folles are attributed to Michael VII, 1071-1078. Michael VII came to the throne as a minor when Romanus IV lost the disastrous battle of...
Dear @bcuda , I suggest you stay a member. Watch threads for a while. Then, when you feel comfortable, join in. How could you know our unwritten...
Heat waves apparently make crop circles more evident....
New members eventually learn the CoinTalk rule of etiquette not to post about coins currently up for sale. If the coin is a determined to be good...
The pomegranate's name in Greek was side, a pun on the name of the city, but a pun in Greek, not in the local language, so these coins were...
If you compare the beards on those two, you see they are engraved quite differently. I think the beard on the OP is tooled as well as the hair....
I have recently added Byzantine, Constantinian, other late Roman, and Greek coins to my site at the top of the main page....
King Roman Quniarii, Rome Diocletian 19 page 413 and plate 35. "first issue" when "Diocletian was sole ruler" page 226.
I have repeatedly posted on the joy of assembling "mini-theme" collections. I love the idea of completing, or almost completing, a small type-set....
When I posted the OP at the link: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Gallus/ I included some rarity data. One of our members, @randygeki , was kind...
There are quotes from good books above. Do not think that they are necessarily the correct answers. Harl wrote a book I recommend (but, with some...
Considering the originals copied by the barbarous radiates are usually not in excellent condition, it is remarkable to find a well-struck...
Neat! I love small sub-collections with a mini-theme with a few or several coins that can be completed, or almost completed. I can think of very...
[ATTACH] Julia Mamaea, sestertius. 31-30 mm. 21. 55 grams. FELICITAS PVBLICA RIC IV 676. Sear II 8228.
I have a web site on the quinarius denomination: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/quinarius/ I just added this example to it: [ATTACH] L....
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