In the 1970's and 1980's and early 1990's Alex Malloy (who wrote Coins of the Crusader States) was the main dealer in the US for medieval coins....
This is a useful thread. There are many "top 10" lists and it is hard to know if I've seen them all, so now I can go through them by number. Thanks!
I think that from this time period the coins of Trier have the best and most realistic style. That can explain some of their premium. Here is a...
Excellent coins. I agree with you--I put #1 and #2 in that same order. That is a very good portrait of Marius. My #3 would be your #6--I like...
Each of these coins cost me, including shipping, under $100. These ten are listed in order of purchase during the year: #1[ATTACH] 12-10 mm....
I, too, like the extreme portraits of #5, Constantine, and #1, Caracalla.
It is a modern fake. The type is important and even museums have made reproductions. There are far more fakes of this type than genuine originals.
Sear lists this one as a double victoriatus of the Thessalian League, following the victory of the Romans over Philip V of Macedon in 197 BC, at...
Excellent! My favorites are #1, the Republican denarius with reverse: Temple of Venus Erycina and #7 of Septimius Severus with city gate with...
I think it is a modern cast with a filed edge, not an ancient imitation. The surface is "soapy" like a cast. The forgers didn't control the...
Why worry about the OP coin when you could have a $15 Pertinax from the same seller? His coins are all modern fakes and priced low as if they...
And I thought I had a nice one, but yours is nicer. [ATTACH] 20-18 mm. 3.17 grams. Alexius I, 1071-1118. Sear 1931. C Φ AΛ Δ in quadrants of...
What a nice Christogram symbol on the bust!
No, but I think the crosses version is special, and the large (34-33 mm) size appealed.
Here is a recent purchase, a large Class A2 anonymous follis with crosses in the nimbus but not on the gospels or reverse: [ATTACH] 34-33 mm...
There are very many places to buy ancient coins besides vcoins and eBay. Here is a list: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html I prefer...
Okay, it is time to tell you what the Palatine Museum label thought of bust number 9. I remind you that I was not confident that it could be...
"Another from Zeugma": [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip. 29 mm. 16.65 grams. Butcher CRS Zeugma 31b. Sear Greek Imperial 4056. Next...
I love the coins of the tetrarchy including Maximianus. Here are GENIO POPVLI ROMANI folles (but not other reverses):...
The illustration on the left has an awfully tall helmet. I reckon it goes 5 inches or more above the top of the head. That would make a bigger...
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