lehmansterms What chance a beginner. I think i did read somewhere that SC on the back of a coin meant proof that the coin was legal maybe thats a...
Marsyars mike Many thanks
Doug many thanks for your reply. It is a little hard for me to reply hopefully without being misunderstood what you say about sellers on eBay I...
Tif first of all thanks for the reply notice some people in this forum take umbridge about replying to beginners guestions. Have looked at Doug's...
Looking through eBay I notice on some Roman imperial coins,Gallienus,Maximian and they might be others I sometimes see the letter S,E,B,H and so...
FINN sorry for the late reply now you will have to excuse my ignorace is it Roman and what kind of date. Have cleaned it a little now the left...
Could it be Antonia Minor looks like a woman it does say Anton in one of the faces i.e. Nero's wife
Correction I think it said tetradrachm TYPE when I bought it my fault I do have some Alexandrian tets so i know what you are saying. Will be...
Bought this as a tetradrachm 18mm 3.1g Truthfully don`t know which is obverse or reverse On one side i can read -antonoec- there could be a...
This time i think i`m a little closer but two names have come up Carinus, and Numerian i did an AC search and VC coins. VC coins showed 2 coins...
So far excellent info i'm sure others will benefit from this post. My problem is I am just at the wrong end of life's spectrum none the less keep...
Tif many thanks something else I have learned. I do have sears reference book on roman coins but you need to be a rocket scienctist to understand it
I think #4 is Maximian
Really great that you guys participate looked up the sites Justin suggested AC Search has hundreds but nowhere can i see this coin in this case...
Justin many thanks for that info must confess I would never have got it. I think I got the first three correct not having a Greek keyboard I...
Was really hoping to upload two more but my photography today really shocking so one will have to do. Did download the Greek alphabet but what i...
Always amazed how you guys can read such lettering in the Max I saw the letter S in the rev field but no L maybe my eyes. Still working on my...
Not quite sure if this is section is for IDing coins but would be grateful if someone can give me some info on the following. The first one i...
Try dissolving a tablespoon of salt in vinegar but keep your eye on it
Might be worth looking for an old (vintage) enlarger which I did should arrive this week one which is broken or parts missing less expensive than...
Separate names with a comma.
