Rome - Should we explain when we post something potentially educational or just wait for a string of 'nice coin' comments? (Serious, if...
Aurilion [ATTACH] Next: another lion thatis NOT the major type (smaller the better)
While many have posted on Commodus' association with Hercules that gave us interesting coins, one of my favorites is just someone sitting there....
Just an opinion: Those interested in this subject would be better advised to avoid those books and read Martin's posts on Coin Talk, Barry...
Rarely will you find an example of a coin of this type in grade high enough to interest those who care nothing for their history. I liked mine...
There would have been no expectation of the enemy withdrawal and probably not the survival of the treasures when the decision was made. As it is,...
Mine was a Frank Robinson from 1997. The 90's were good for Probus.
I do not have a left facer with no adjuncts but as a general collector not all that concerned with what is rare for Probus, I doubt I would have...
I'll go farther than that and point out that any time you post something without checking it you are risking losing your reputation for someone...
I seem to be nearing that phase as well. At some point we start wondering what to do with any type of collectable unless it represents a...
I'm not sure how we are to define "uncommon" for coins. Standard catalogs like RIC break minor detains down and rate scarcity according to the...
Usually, when someone proposes that Salonina was Christian, they point out the AVG IN PACE type which you show in the illustration to the...
I think it is just a very weak 2 soldiers, one standard from the time shortly after the death of Constantine I and before the currency reform that...
I am most certainly with Spaniard on this one. Even though I have always had a specialty (or several), anything that catches my eye was in danger...
I got this more ordinary Heraclea RIC 15 in 1998 because I liked the style which is quite different from most of this mint. [ATTACH]
Every time I decide CT is more trouble than it is worth, some posts like the ones from RC and Q remind me that we can enjoy the 'pub' without...
I'm generally happier with photos of darker silver than bright because the latter makes it harder to avoid glare spots and I prefer detail in...
Wishing the whole family health and happiness. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This reminds me of a few years ago when the church had a bulletin board where...
My father's mother used to enjoy telling people that she had five sons and each of them had a sister. The whole truth was that she had six kids:...
Most people refer to a coin that late as 'Byzantine' rather than Roman.
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