Do you mean a macro lens to attach to a digital SLR or a cell phone with close up abilities? My avatar image was made with a half decent cell...
Nice coin. I have always felt these Syrian Tetradrachms are an excellent means of acquiring Third Century emperors. They are larger than the...
Thanks. As it has turned out I was able to find out more information on it. It may be from Pamphylia where drachms like this one were issued and...
I just discovered this post recently while researching a coin I found in a junk box and had a hard time attributing it, namely a silver coin of...
How about the best UNDERPRICED coins?
I think an interesting aspect of this discussion would be if Romans of the time period accepted the two coins interchangeably, that is, in the...
If that is wood one can do a Carbon 14 test on the wood, assuming that the wood is original to the forging of the blade, otherwise it could be a...
Yes, thank you. I fond another like it on Agustus coins site. I have been collecting Ancients for decades and never realized that the name...
I need some help on this Follis of either Maximinanus or Maximinus. I cannot find an exact match for either of these two emperors. I wonder if...
I am not an expert in Byzantine coinage, but a few observations. The Greek capital for Alpha is the same in both the Greek and Latin alphabet (A)...
Tiberius? Balkan Mint?
Since the coins of Caligula are harder to find than those of Augustus just put it into your collection as a Caligula coin.
How do you know it is silver? From its appearance it may be some kind of pot metal amalgam.
Any Claudius brass where you can see any hairlines is better than a VG. By the way I think William Shakespeare answered your question. As you like it.
Say, Bing that's a nice looking addition to any collection. Just enough wear to give it character, not enough to detract from its appearance.
[ATTACH] Very likely the street name of money in the marketplace was something altogether different from book keeping records. Think of all the...
Akropolis looks like it has some very nice coins at reasonable prices but when i open the site my computer tells me the site is "not secure". What...
Evaluating the reign of almost any ancient ruler is almost a fool's errand but with Roman emperors it's close to impossible to do it accurately....
Separate names with a comma.
