In my time in the hobby, I have met two couples who both collected ancient coins and only one of them was what I would call equals. She collected...
Another but with problems that allowed the purchase: [ATTACH]
Does anyone know of an ancient coin which shows a domestic (small) cat? It would seem that there should have been on on some coin of Egypt but I...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/alexandria-egypt-roman-tetradrachm-eagle-e-over-l-help.381488/ Did we not have another one of these posted here...
I see more interest in the four non-Byzantine and would start there with the ID process. I suggest you start with the two you already noted. The...
"Man with tall conical cap"? How many dies have the elongation? Lion. [ATTACH] Elephant seems obvious. [ATTACH] Rat or mouse? It really is...
I'm glad that coin went to a home where it will be appreciated for something other than being gold. I feel we are lucky that there exists a coin...
[ATTACH] Note AVGVSTA is spelled out here but the usual FIL was cut to just F: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I enjoy a trivial point that also stemmed from...
I was told quite a few years ago (by Pat Lawrence) that this set of Britannica was special because the later ones started eliminating material in...
I feel guilty sticking a friend with a coin I regret buying but Coin Talk has made a condition snob out of me. I did not expect it to sell since...
While this thread shows many nice Imperial coins, we might mention that Maximinus has a nice group of Provincials as well. Anchialus Thrace /...
I upgraded mine to include more of the legend than my first but forgot who got the old one. You still need CAPTV but your new one has a great REX...
Again IMO, a lot of the worthlessness of books comes from the fact that a buyer will be paying more the the post office than to the book seller....
Interesting. My interest in Florian stopped when I got my example of the type you found best. We have different obverse legends, bust types and...
I someone were to do a serious study of these coins, I would expect them to address the possibility of inter-relationships between the mint...
Similar? These are common from the Septimius Severus mint known as 'Emesa' but now better referred to as 'Syrian'. They come in quite a few...
This is where we will have to continue to disagree. I do not care who the fake seller is or where he comes from. I do not care how many genuine...
I have not heard the suggestion that there was an Imperial mint for Macrinus in the East since many years ago when some people had trouble with...
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