Those are flan preparation/adjustment marks frequently found on this series. They do not add to the value of a coin but they are not damage. In...
While I am wrong at least half of the time on yes/no questions, I do not believe these coins are 'counterfeits' made to fool people but more on...
Septimius Severus denarius Alexandria ROMAE AETERNAE [ATTACH] From 'Emesa' there is POMA and ROMA AETERNA: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Interesting. Coin AE20a also blows my theory since it has TIBER on the left.
I have always thought that the cross/trefoil was a good indicator. Of course there are many coins which have poor condition preventing our seeing...
I agree, that is a fine coin. I will continue to believe that we can not measure ancient people using modern standards. Ptolemy I may have been...
Not a one of a kind but we might mention that the wreath reappeared at Rome in 73AD(?). [ATTACH] My experience with 'one of a kinds' is that...
Hmmm. Who can think of other examples where history might have favored a ruler having only one son? Of course we can also point out more than one...
I have never been a fan of the concept of judging people of history using modern norms of proper behavior. For that matter, I see no reason to...
Year 4 Antioch 15.6g SB447 (listed for B or Γ - which is this???) ex Francis Rath, 1990 [ATTACH] Year 8 Constantinople 12.72g [ATTACH]
Of course. There is an unfortunate tendency for coin people to force Athenian terms on everyone. This is a litra. [ATTACH] I wish I had the set...
This is my Philip II. I do not pretend to be able to separate real from fake on poor (or good) photos of poor (or good) coins. It is often...
My favorites: Caesar: Aquileia - ex John Quincy Adams collection [ATTACH] Siscia with the XXI alloy declaration infrequently used in the...
Before the hoard coins from the Classical period hit the market in such great numbers there was a considerable preference for coins of that late...
Many ancients have a bit of doublestriking so to be a good 'error' they need to be a bit more extreme. This very ordinary Constantius II was my...
That was exactly the question. Why did the Latin keep the R but the Greek dropped the P? I always thought the Eros/Amor/Roma thing was...
Why do you omit the P in ЄPѠC? Yes, I have no LII. I believe the rest were shown here except for Crispus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] That is a wonderful...
What I am calling a Kolophon from 530-500 BC is 6mm and 0.31g making me uncertain of the denomination. Possibly 1/24? [ATTACH] Again, just...
You can't show that Commodus without me wanting to post my coins of the type from the same city. I do not have the Commodus. Note the Clodius...
You have to love catalog authors. Some will ignore something like this difference in where the legend starts while others will give a new number...
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