The word "flip" does not apply to stapled mylar 2x2s. "Flip" refers to two sided plastic envelopes with room for the coin in one side and a paper...
I much prefer flips. You can't see a coin in an envelope until you slide it out. The back side of a flip has room for the info you could put on a...
[ATTACH] A tiny 9 mm AE beauty from Pergamum. c. 310-284 BC. Head of young Heracles rt./helmeted Athena right. ΠEP below. Sear Greek 3958. SNG...
I think in German ancient-coin catalogs "nachgeschnitten" does mean "tooled". At least, it is often used to described tooled coins, the design was...
If you had collected 20 years ago you would see many differences besides the internet. Sellers from the "Middle East" used to come to US shows...
Quite right. I really dislike the flash-flip format. Maybe they do it to prevent easy copying. The on-line Celator is in that irritating format...
If Gemini coins are too expensive, consider the upcoming vauctions coins. Vauctions have not been frequent recently, but there is one with many...
Some very good books are remarkably inexpensive because those potential readers who would have wanted the book two decades ago now expect to read...
Here are useful reverse indicies that locate where in the text each photo is discussed. Excellent books in the Seaby series titled Coinage in the...
I quote myself: I got the eBay feed again today. The price of this many-times-unsold baby has been raised to $245!
Before I looked at all of the replies, I thought "Gallienus". Given the relative frequency of Gallienus coins to HE coins, it is even more likely...
Hey @julius, that is what I was thinking about. A natural set of three that is in some sense "complete" when you get the third. Nice work!
In case you have not heard, there is a vauctions auction up now: http://www.vauctions.com/ There are many good types including Clodius Albinus,...
Collectors like to complete sets, but in ancient coins most "sets" are too large to come close to completing. But, we can choose our own criterion...
That is a good type. If you want to sell it, let me know!
You have all heard of Wayne Sayles, former published of the Celator (The journal of Ancient Coins) and author of the most-popular series of...
An Arab-Sasanian coin makes a nice addition to a set of historical types. Here is one that is remarkable for not being clipped: [ATTACH] 33 mm....
Quoting from my FAQ site: " Many collectors enjoy A Dictionary of Roman Coins by Seth Stevenson. A massive 929-page work published in 1889...
Here is a Fausta with a dramatic portrait and voluminous hair: [ATTACH] 19-20 mm. 3.38 grams. 12:00 Mintmark: SMTSB RIC VII Thessalonica 161,...
Each year I rejoin the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild, and today was the day. I got this e-mail from them and am showing it to you. Support...
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