I have recently acquired a coin purportedly of Pyrrhus. The coin is moderately worn and non ferrous. It seems made of silver and weighs 3.7 grams....
I like to collect coins and currency with famous people on them. Not really hard to do, except that I like to collect images of people who have...
I just purchased a slabbed coin that had "smoothing" written on the write up. I think I know what that means but I have two questions. Just what...
I purchased what appears to be a typical Byzantine solidus of Justinian I. Nothing unusual about its image, inscriptions or its appearance except...
I stopped at my local coin shop today. He has for sale what is described on the envelope as an "Eastern European Republic Denarius". It does not...
I am trying to find out how Athenian Owls of the mid Fifth Century BC are priced, specifically the approximately 8.5 gram didrachma. I can find...
Having been collecting coins for several decades I am well aware of the pitfalls of "cleaning" coins but I have a problem that may be amenable to...
I was wondering if it might be possible for some members well versed in ancients to tell me about ancient coins issued in the eastern region of...
I am considering a $100 purchase of a drachma of Apollonia Pontica and have read on the net that there are a large number of fakes of this coin,...
First I have no photo as the coin is not mine as I did not buy it. At a local flea market I discovered a merchant selling, among other items,...
I like to collect items associated with the US Civil War. One item I have read about is the use of privately minted ID discs resembling coins or...
I have some Denarii of the Roman Republic and their weight is close to four grams. I have one, an Apollo head of Piso Frugi, but the one of about...
I am aware of the existence of plated coins known as fourees. I have a couple in my collection. I understand some were made by official Roman...
I have an abiding interest in coinage of the 1700's, both American, European and Latin American. Recently I was doing some study into the New...
I hope this is the right forum to write this in. I am aware of the Readers Digest fake Austrian ducats of a few years back. This coin is not one...
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