Does David Sear today in 2021 look at and approve every coin submitted to his company for certification or does he employ a staff? Many people...
We have learned a lot from this thread. Wire brushing is now considered smoothing. No one expects perfection from a 2100 year old coin. The...
My silver half litra (hemilitron) from Syracuse has what I have always considered interesting style. I would appreciate seeing other examples of...
I found it interesting that the placement of the emperor on the right required the legend to start on that side as well to avoid his name being...
Am I wrong? I always thought the best place to buy things is when they are offered to a market that has no interest in them. Years ago, I got...
GERM? I can't read it either.
There are many, many sites that belong in the graveyard. I look foolish enough when people see what I said today let alone them seeing the...
Mine. I know of another member that has a better one. [ATTACH]
Your photos do not show what I call smoothing. I would have expected something more along the line of scratches. I believe it is appropriate to...
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Interesting. He even linked to a few of my pbase postings. There are a lot of good links listed. I hope it is maintained to delete dead ones.
SC on the reverse suggests it is a quadrans. I don't know if it is ancient or not. It does not strike me as obvious either way but my tendency...
That is a very pretty colored coin. I do admit that it mystifies me that most of the people who are posting on this thread would rather have it...
I see no way this is the same die. Type, yes; die, no. Please explain how this is. For a 'common practice' I am unaware of examples of dies...
Sorry I missed the updates to this thread. Things on CT get pushed off the first page by the more popular posts and I do not live online (at...
I'm glad someone answered the question addressed to me. Reviving a thread from the distant past is not a good way to find information. I often...
My Titus denarius only has two piglets which I am told is less common than the ones with three three but most people prefer the three little pigs...
The new RIC online says woman and small male figure here. Details?...
Ancient Greece was not a single country but a vast spread of authorities, monarchies, democracies, tyrannies etc. which each did things 'their...
A small die break somewhat augmented Valentinian II's nose on this AE2. [ATTACH]
Separate names with a comma.
