Looks like this one is cleaning up just fine. Most CII coins were not struck well. When you find one with good detail, it's not typical. [ATTACH]
I thought about a cabinet or trays, but was unsure how to keep track of what was where. And Lord help me, if I dropped a tray. For my catalog, I...
Not the same. Your coin's obverse shows a portrait facing left I believe, unless I am seeing things.
Yeah, he was born in Italica, Spain. I was there a couple of years ago. Fantastic site preservation.
BTW, in case you didn't know, today is Trajan's birthday, September 18, 53AD. So you honor him with a purchase/showing of one of his coins. Here...
As supporters of Pompey, Lentulus and Marcellus opposed Caesar, and had fled to Sicily, where they issued coins in support of Pompey. I would...
Then where are my coins!!!!!!!:cigar:
Most wood will affect coins, but I believe mahogany is OK. I store my coins in 2x2 non PVC flips in binders. The binders have pages of non-PVC...
A gift you say? Nice gift. I need more friends.
The OP coin is not a bad looking coin. What is the size and weight? It feels good to correctly ID and attribute any coin. This one seems...
I think this is close, but when I was looking on line earlier, most in that price range were not as detailed as the OP coin. I might say $90-125....
As do many of us, but then the mystique and allure might be dispelled.
This has been debated here ad nauseam. Many differing opinions, but I believe the consensus ended being that Ancients end when coins began being...
Love the reverse. Any time the facial features are visible on the small reverse god/person, it makes it more interesting to me. I can't imagine...
I found a coin that looks very similar, but it is listed as 1/2 Drachm. This is the description: Arab-Sasanian, Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan:...
I do not collect these, but others here do. However, looking around, I think your coin is well struck and preserved. Can you provide weight and...
You can speak on my behalf, especially on this coin. I would be lost without your help. If there is another coin that closely resembles my coin,...
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Good thing!!!!!
Other than the like to the one above, where can I find coins/information on Carlos el Nobel?
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