Definitely an improvement over the older one. Its one of my favorites portrait wise of yours.
Just post a thread here asking before you buy or PM one of us ancient collectors, we'll gladly help.
Its real. Flow lines around the legends are a good indicator. But sometimes you cant go by that. Philip I (244 - 249 A.D.) O: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS...
I just have mine organized from the beginning till the end, meaning...greeks followed by republics then by emperor/empress in the years they...
Lol funny stuff.
Indeed it is a very nice piece. Its no wonder you use it for an icon. I dont think I would know who you are without it, lol.
Beautiful, excellent addition. Love the early portrait of liberty.
I remember that thread. Glad you were able to get some Will! They're neat.
Love the patina and its an excellent portrait of Pius as well.
I like the art and history that each coin could possibly tell. Whether its a 1 year old coin or 2500 year old ancient, its fun to think what...
Whatever floats a collectors boat ;) I can have my opinion.
Hmm, so far the majority of the coins I wouldnt have even considered slabbing. And I find the whole VAM thing silly. Hope the NGC ones are a bit...
In hand is it more patina or corrosion of some type?
Ive always liked the various colors going on with this one. An interesting type which I havent seen elsewhere.
I dont own any JQA owned coins. I had to look up what this type would look like "normal" and its a attractive type. Even read it would be a rare...
Depending on the amount of coins you had in those flips, you can toss them in some acetone for a bit just to be sure there isnt any residue.
Wow that would be fun to wad through. Lucky.
Voted, lots of good stuff.
Hey Guy, This thread has an ongoing debate on this if you wanna read it. The debate on this latest development started on July 4th....
Well I dunno if its the same type. Cant tell under a loupe if its a flower or patera.
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