The fuzz makes it hard to tell the size etc. Is it similar to this? Ephesis, Ionia, 280-258 BC, AE12 2.0g [ATTACH] or like this (one of my...
The Dynastic denarii and gold aurei are pricey. There is a Marcianopolis Provincial with the two boys when Septimius was still alive and insisted...
Since you asked: I started with the Severans in the mid 1960's and have a bit of over 700 now. When you say your goal might be the Severan line,...
I was a regular fan of Gitbud/Naumann and got several nice coins with no problems. I used N&N once. I don't even remember what the problem was...
My first thought would be to lay the pieces on a train track and see if the locomotive reassembled them. :banghead:
Antiquanova has a large catalog of replicas openly sold as what they are for fair prices if you want a replica. Most are available in decent...
II don't mind being rude. I think he is doing the right thing sending the coins off for 'grading'. Obviously he does not know enough about the...
Maurice is famous for messed up legends including some that really seem like they should be Tiberius. While it may not be 100% certain, coins of...
Show some you think are genuine. It might be educational and allow the whole bunch to be condemned. Many old collections have an easy clue to...
Two that are a bit different from the fine coins shown above: They made rather few sestertii honoring his consecration. There is dispute as to...
In this last post, you mention NGC. I would suggest that you are wasting your money and our time if you are going to second guess the most...
Time out. This is a coin that I have had over a decade and not been able to identify to my complete satisfaction. It seemed to belong on page...
One of my first ancient coins that was neither Greek nor Roman was a Satrap identified by the seller as Bhartrdaman. At that time I had no way to...
These coins of the games suffer from crossover interest from fans of the history of sports and from a few people interested in the history of...
For those who no longer think history is just the study of buffoons wearing crowns, I'll attach a link on Jonathan Wild. It will be of no value...
IMO H is the only one that could be destroyed without loss to the history of numismatics would be H but it serves as a good example of what it is...
Your brother was very important to me when I was a kid and collected US coins from circulation. My mother would advance me the money (usually $50...
Rather than saying the green citrus fruit say lim-ace the plural of which is limites (li-mi-tace) or limits which is a border (city limits)....
If you knew in advance that he was a known fake-seller and still bought the coin from him, I think you should keep the coin for your 'Black...
If you are fond of these Rome mint Mars coins, you might also like the similar type using the legend MARS PATER rather than the dating devices as...
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