Cataract surgery has come a long way since my mother had it 40 years ago. My wife was never 20/20 in her life but got two good eyes out of it and...
For a one year collector, our friend ambr0zie has come a long way and is a great asset to our little CT family. I hope next year we are saying...
It is never a good idea to say anything about how 'the Greeks' or 'the Romans' did anything. Both changed a great deal over time and place....
Exactly! May I point out that a few dollars spent learning which sellers are 'sleazeballs' might be worth a lot more in the long run than was...
Yes, but weights of genuine coins vary and certain burial conditions leech out some weight so yo need to interpret weight results carefully....
This post has illustrated the connection between coins and purses. At various times in their lives, both my wife and daughter crafted bags of...
This is a Kai Yuan (Hartill 14) Tang Dynasty as Andres2 said but yours is a different minor variation (there are many) of which I am no student....
Funny. Gold coins are not small denominations so I would expect them to be around it high grades. What I am less certain exists are the small...
I agree but could not find it. The reverse legend is long making me wonder if it is a coin of some alliance which is catalogued under some other...
Bordering on Group 4? [ATTACH]
Do you ever get minor silver to grade? I have seen more Syracuse tets and larger in your posts here than I have seen half Litra and under total....
While I am personally of the opinion that whoever did that to those Luristan swords should be run through with one of them, I can point out the...
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=807 The story of this coin type tends to make the Christian church sermon...
To me the most interesting is the Smyrna provincial. It is the one with Greek legends that says ΣΜΥΡ in the reverse field. I am not 100% sure of...
This is a lot better than most people get as a first coin but still top dollar for the coin. It is a bit special because the reverse inscription...
IMO the size makes this an acceptable purchase. It would be too much for the smaller ones of the type which are available in better condition for...
A question: Which of these two coins would be better to represent Constantine II? The vast majority of his coins were issued when he was Caesar...
Whether 65k or simply 6.5 is at stake, is it not all we here can do to point out to beginners that they do need to 'recognize reasons' and /or...
The real question here is whether or not you develop a long term relationship with that dealer. Do you want to? The short answer would be to...
I might add this Constantine from the issue that brought us the rare Martinian but there is one(?) CT member with a Martinian so ignore the coin...
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