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After four years since the start of this thread, Victory got tired and sat down on this 'Emesa' Domna. Last I heard, this has not turned up for...
I agree with your dealer's statement. In my use of the terms, 'fourree' has a relatively high grade silver skin over a relatively silver free...
It does seem that this city had a lot of problems with counterfeiting. Many we see have a test cut. Some are solid, some were test cut for good...
Isn't it wonderful that there are so many thousands of these in the market that we each can pay what we want and customize what id on the flan and...
Real history may not always grind the right ax for the producers and these dramas are not made for people who already know the story. I'm sure...
Would a man headed snake do? It might seem to bring back that old time religion but the head of Agathodaimon does look like Serapis so this one is...
Unofficial mules including fourrees and base metal 'solids' are common enough that I am tempted to say it is almost as unusual to find a 100%...
The old saying is that there is nothing more common than a rare coin. This is doubly true when it comes to ancients. This is a sad fact. I have...
Interesting posts, clembo. I am a big fan of 'recycling' things that found trash piles only a temporary home. I started to suspect you do not...
Those who continue to shop the wares of fake sellers on the theory that some of their coins are genuine are part of the problem and deserve what...
By today's standards, your coin is higher grade than PP coin which has a lot more wear and cost a lot more than $12.50. Obviously, if slabbed,...
For some reason, I always thought year XIIII was the plague year. Like Covid, the plague did not just go away like magic when the year changed....
Another current thread on a Gallienus ten unit piece caused me to post my Salonina but it is more at place here. Apologies to those who saw it...
I agree that the aversion to 'someone standing there' is less when the 'someone' is really recognizable by facial features. Certainly it helps...
In this case, my opinion is that you spent €8 and some amount on chemicals to improve a coin which was absolutely terrible making it worth little...
Nice type but I hesitate to call gouging in the fields 'smoothing'. Roughing, maybe? I suppose, these days, we are supposed to be thankful that...
AS seems to be a common mint for Peroz without the c/m but mine is from the undated period so I have no idea if it is even close to a date that...
The five good guys come up here often enough that I wish I had enough examples to show a different one each time but I am particularly weak in...
This is all very interesting and produces some fine results. I do have one question, however. What difference do you see in achieving input...
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